Rusty-bellied shortwing
Brachypteryx hyperythra Blyth, 1861
The rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 15.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the rusty-bellied 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the rusty-bellied shortwing live?
Not recorded
What is the rusty-bellied shortwing?
The rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Yunnan, Northeast India and far northern Myanmar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is affected by habitat loss. Having turned out to be more common than previously believed, it is downlisted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.
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Is the rusty-bellied shortwing endangered?
The rusty-bellied shortwing is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the rusty-bellied shortwing classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusBrachypteryx
- SpeciesBrachypteryx hyperythra Blyth, 1861
Synonyms Brachypetryx hyperythra, Heteroxenus hyperyhrus
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- Rusty-breasted shortwingEnglish
- Rusty-breasted shortwingEnglish
- alacurt de pit rogencCatalan
- drozdík rudobřichýCzech
- adeinfyr torgochWelsh
- Rustbuget RundvingeDanish
- RostbauchkurzflügelGerman
- Rostbauch-KurzflügelGerman
- rufaventra kurtflugiluloEsperanto
- Alicorto ventrirrufoSpanish
- بالکوتاه شکمزنگاریPersian
- ruostetöpörastasFinnish
- Brachyptère à ventre rouxFrench
- riđotrbi batićCroatian
- roszdás rövidszárnyúrigóHungarian
- Alacorta panciaruggineItalian
- ムネアカコバネヒタキJapanese
- rusvapilvis trumpasparnis strazdasLithuanian
- rudvēdera īsspārnisLatvian
- RoestbuikkortvleugelDutch
- rustkortvingeNorwegian
- kusochwostka rudobrzuchaPolish
- asa-curta-de-barriga-ruivaPortuguese
- Рыжебрюхий короткокрылRussian
- Рыжебрюхий короткокрылый дроздRussian
- kratokrídlec červenobruchýSlovak
- Crvenotrbi kratkokrili crvendaćSerbian
- rostbukig kortvingeSwedish
- Pas Karınlı KısakanatTurkish
- алікорто рудочеревийUkrainian
- 鏽腹短翅鶇Chinese
- 锈腹短翅鸫Chinese
Relatives of the rusty-bellied shortwing
Other species in the same genus Brachypteryx.
Lesser shortwing
Brachypteryx leucophris
Javan shortwing
Brachypteryx montana
CompareRusty-bellied shortwing vs Lesser shortwingRusty-bellied shortwing vs Javan shortwing
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rusty-bellied shortwing?
An adult rusty-bellied shortwing weighs 15.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rusty-bellied shortwing endangered?
The rusty-bellied shortwing is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the rusty-bellied shortwing?
The rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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