Shortwing

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The shortwings are colourful medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the genera Brachypteryx and Heinrichia of the thrush family Turdidae.

All are southeast Asian species:

• Rusty-bellied Shortwing, Brachypteryx hyperythra
• Gould's Shortwing, Brachypteryx stellata
• White-bellied Shortwing, Brachypteryx major
• Lesser Shortwing, Brachypteryx leucophrys
• White-browed Shortwing, Brachypteryx montana
• Great Shortwing, Heinrichia calligyna

 

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