Thrushes (Turdidae)
Gould's Shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus) - HBW 10, p. 710
French: Brachyptère étoilée
German: Braunrücken-Kurzflügel
Spanish: Alicorto Estrellado
Other common names: Chestnut Shortwing
Taxonomy: Brachypteryx (Drymochares) stellatus Gould, 1868, Nepal.
Commonly placed in genus Brachypteryx, but herein considered sufficiently distinctive in plumage and vocalizations to warrant reinstatement in its own monotypic genus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- stellatus ( Gould, 1868) - C & E Himalayas E to NE Myanmar and S China (SE Xizang, Yunnan).
- fuscus ( Delacour & Jabouille, 1930) - NW Vietnam.
- Least Concern
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