Rusty-bellied shortwing explained

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.^[1]

References

• BirdLife International (2007a): [[http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/species/global_species_programme/whats_new.html 2006-2007 Red List status changes] ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
• BirdLife International (2007b): Rusty-bellied Shortwing - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-28.

Further reading

• Acharya . B.K. . Vijayan . L. . 2007 . Range extension of Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra in Sikkim, India . BirdingASIA . 7 . 50–51 .
• Book: Clement, Peter . 2016 . Robins and Chats . Helm Identification Guides . London . Bloomsbury . 978-1-4081-5596-7 . 184–185 . Rusty-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra .
• Mauro . I. . Vercruysse . E. . 2000 . Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra at Lava, Darjeeling, India in April and June 1996 . Forktail . 16 . 176–178 .

External links

• Xeno-canto: audio recordings of the Rusty-bellied Shortwing

Notes and References

1. See BirdLife International (2007a,b).