Flores Shortwing
Brachypteryx floris
An elusive, small songster of dense montane forest undergrowth on Flores. Male has dull blue-gray upperparts with paler gray chest and sides. Female has warm brown upperparts with more rufous on the wings, rump, and pale rufous under the tail. Both sexes have white throat and mid-belly, and a thin, white eyebrow. Female similar to Lesser Shortwing, but Flores has a gray chest. Song is a jumble of whistles and scratchy notes. Also gives a loud “tak!” call.
识别特征
The Flores shortwing (Brachypteryx floris) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Flores in the Lesser Sunda Islands where it favours montane forest. This species was formerly considered as a subspecies of the white-browed shortwing, now the Javan shortwing (Brachypteryx montana). The white-browed shortwing was split into five separate species based on the deep genetic difference between the populations coupled with the significant differences in plumage and vocalization. The Flores shortwing is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
分类信息
Genus: Brachypteryx; Family: Muscicapidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- 学名
- Brachypteryx floris
- 命名信息
- Hartert, EJO, 1897
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Muscicapidae
- 属
- Brachypteryx
分布与栖息地
- 迁徙
- Resident species
行为
Migration pattern: Resident species.
保护状况
- 种群趋势
- unknown
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