Flores shortwing explained

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^{[1] [2]} coupled with the significant differences in plumage and vocalization.^{[3] [4]} The Flores shortwing is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Kyriazis . C.C. . Alam . B. . Wjodyla . M. . Hackett . S. . Hosner . P. . Mays . H.L. . Heaney . L.R. . Reddy . S. . 2018 . Colonization and diversification of the white-browed shortwing (Aves: Muscicapidae: Brachypteryx montana) in the Philippines . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 121 . 121–131 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.12.025. free .
2. Shakya . S.B. . Irham . M. . Brady . M.L. . Haryoko . T. . Fitriana . Y.S. . Johnson . O. . Rahman . M.A. . Robi . N.J. . Moyle . R.G. . Prawiradilaga . D.M. . Sheldon . F.H. . 2020 . Observations on the relationships of some Sundaic passerine taxa (Aves: Passeriformes) previously unavailable for molecular phylogenetic study . Journal of Ornithology . 161 . 3 . 651–664 . 10.1007/s10336-020-01766-9.
3. Collar . N. . del Hoyo . J. . Christie . D.A. . Boesman . P.F.D. . 2022 . Flores Shortwing (Brachypteryx floris), version 1.0 . Sly . N.D. . Birds of the World . Ithaca, NY, USA . Cornell Lab of Ornithology . 10.2173/bow.whbsho11.01 .
4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . January 2023 . Chats, Old World flycatchers . IOC World Bird List Version 13.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 6 February 2023.