Thrushes (Turdidae)
White-browed Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) - HBW 10, p. 711
French: Brachyptère bleue
German: Bergkurzflügel
Spanish: Alicorto Azul
Other common names: Blue Shortwing, Indigo-blue Shortwing; Himalayan Blue Shortwing (cruralis)
Taxonomy: Brachypteryx montana Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Race goodfellowi, rather different from others in plumage and voice, conceivably represents a separate species; floris also very distinctive in plumage and may represent a further species, although its voice is unknown. A population on Mindanao (Philippines) has highly distinct song; may be an unnamed race or species, or possibly merely a vocally differentiated deme. Fourteen subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cruralis (Blyth, 1843) - C & E Himalayas, Myanmar, S & SC China (S Sichuan S to SE Xizang and NW Yunnan), NW Thailand and N Indochina.
- sinensis Rickett & La Touche, 1897 - SE China.
- goodfellowi Ogilvie-Grant, 1912 - mountains of Taiwan.
- cruralis (Blyth, 1843) - C & E Himalayas, Myanmar, S & SC China (S Sichuan S to SE Xizang and NW Yunnan), NW Thailand and N Indochina.
- sinensis Rickett & La Touche, 1897 - SE China.
- goodfellowi Ogilvie-Grant, 1912 - mountains of Taiwan.
- poliogyna Ogilvie-Grant, 1895 - N Philippines (N Luzon).
- andersoni Rand & Rabor, 1967 - S Luzon.
- mindorensis Hartert, 1916 - Mindoro.
- sillimani Ripley & Rabor, 1962 - Mt Mantalingajan and Mt Victoria, on Palawan (W Philippines).
- brunneiceps Ogilvie-Grant, 1896 - Negros and Panay.
- malindangensis Mearns, 1909 - Mt Malindang, on Mindanao.
- mindanensis Mearns, 1905 - Mt Apo, on Mindanao.
- saturata Salvadori, 1879 - Sumatra.
- erythrogyna Sharpe, 1888 - N Borneo.
- montana Horsfield, 1821 - Java.
- floris Hartert, 1897 - Flores (Lesser Sundas).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A presumed juvenile perched and preening Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp erythrogyna)
Greg Baker 22 April 2003 1 year ago 17 sec 3 -
A male on a branch in a dense forest Locality Berastagi, North Sumatra Region, Sumatra (Indonesia) (ssp saturata)
John Gregory 1999 5 years ago 28 sec 2.9 -
A bird moving on branches. Locality Luzon, Philippines
Desmond Allen 4 years ago 24 sec 2.8
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one female foraging in mud under shrubs
Locality Mr. Deang's Birding Center, Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp cruralis)
Peter Waanders 7 March 2008 3 years ago 2
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brief burst of song Locality Sitio Siete, South Cotabato Province, Mindanao, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 September 1995 3 years ago 1.5 -
Hill Partridge calling i background Locality Sandakphu, Singalila National Park, West Bengal, India
(ssp cruralis)
Niels Poul Dreyer 19 April 2003 12 weeks ago 0
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