The Bornean shortwing (Brachypteryx erythrogyna) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Borneo where it favours montane forest.

Bornean shortwing
Male bird in the foreground, female in the background. John Gerrard Keulemans, 1888
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Brachypteryx
Species:
B. erythrogyna
Binomial name
Brachypteryx erythrogyna
Sharpe, 1888

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[2][3] coupled with the significant differences in plumage and vocalization.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Brachypteryx erythrogyna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103866633A119449491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103866633A119449491.en. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.12.025.
  3. ^ 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. doi:10.1007/s10336-020-01766-9.
  4. ^ Collar, N.; del Hoyo, J.; Christie, D.A.; Boesman, P.F.D. (2022). Sly, N.D. (ed.). "Bornean Shortwing (Brachypteryx erythrogyna), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.whbsho8.01.
  5. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2023). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 December 2023.