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Lesser shortwing

Brachypteryx leucophris (Temminck, 1828)

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The lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.7 g to 15.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lesser shortwing

Weight
15.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lesser shortwing live?

Not recorded

What is the lesser shortwing?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris) is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae.

It is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Lesser shortwing” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lesser_shortwing&oldid=1355307244), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the lesser shortwing endangered?

The lesser shortwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the lesser shortwing classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusBrachypteryx
  7. SpeciesBrachypteryx leucophris (Temminck, 1828)

Synonyms Brachypetryx leucophrys, Brachypteryx leucophris, Brachypteryx leucophrys, Brachypteryx leucophrys leucophrys, Myiothera leucophris

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • alacurt menutCatalan
  • drozdík malýCzech
  • adeinfyr bychanWelsh
  • Lille RundvingeDanish
  • ZwergkurzflügelGerman
  • eta kurtflugiluloEsperanto
  • Alicorto chicoSpanish
  • ruskotöpörastasFinnish
  • Petite BrachyptèreFrench
  • bjelotrbi batićCroatian
  • törpe-rövidszárnyúrigóHungarian
  • Cingcoang coklatIndonesian
  • Alacorta minoreItalian
  • ヒメコバネヒタキJapanese
  • mažasis trumpasparnis strazdasLithuanian
  • Kleine KortvleugelDutch
  • alvekortvingeNorwegian
  • kusochwostka małaPolish
  • asa-curta-pequenaPortuguese
  • asa-curta-pequenoPortuguese
  • Малый короткокрылRussian
  • Малый короткокрылый дроздRussian
  • kratokrídlec malýSlovak
  • Mali kratkokrili crvendaćSerbian
  • mindre kortvingeSwedish
  • นกปีกสั้นเล็กThai
  • Küçük KısakanatTurkish
  • алікорто малийUkrainian
  • 白喉短翅鶇Chinese
  • 白喉短翅鸫Chinese

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Relatives of the lesser shortwing

Other species in the same genus Brachypteryx.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lesser shortwing?

An adult lesser shortwing weighs 15.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lesser shortwing endangered?

The lesser shortwing is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the lesser shortwing?

The lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-shortwing

MLA

“Lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-shortwing.

BibTeX
@misc{lesser_shortwing_2026,
  title = {Lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-shortwing},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}