Thrushes (Turdidae)

Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris) - HBW 10, p. 710

French: Petite Brachyptère German: Zwergkurzflügel Spanish: Alicorto Chico
Other common names: Brown Shortwing; Caroline’s/Mrs La Touche’s Shortwing (carolinae)

Taxonomy: Myiothera leucophris Temminck, 1828, Java.
Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

nipalensis F. Moore, 1854 - Himalayas, W & N Myanmar and S China (SW Sichuan, W Yunnan).
carolinae La Touche, 1898 - S & SE China, E Myanmar, NW Thailand and N Indochina.
langbianensis Delacour & Greenway, 1939 - S Indochina.

See all 5 subspecies

nipalensis F. Moore, 1854 - Himalayas, W & N Myanmar and S China (SW Sichuan, W Yunnan).
carolinae La Touche, 1898 - S & SE China, E Myanmar, NW Thailand and N Indochina.
langbianensis Delacour & Greenway, 1939 - S Indochina.
wrayi Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 - C & S Malay Peninsula.
leucophris (Temminck, 1928) - Sumatra, Java and Lesser Sundas.