Lesser Shortwing Bird

Bracypteryx leucophrys

Description

Bracypteryx leucophrys has a very small body (11-13 cm), short tail, long legs, faintly pale eyebrows, dark yellow eye circles, large beak. The adult species has a red-brown color on the upper body, the lower part of the body is whitish, while the sides are dark yellow with a mottled chest. The female species has a darker yellow underbody color. For juvenile species, the body is streaked and mottled, the iris is light brown, the bill is brownish black, and the feet are pinkish-purple.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

11-13 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Muscicapidae

GENUS

:

Bracypteryx

SPECIES

:

Bracypteryx leucophrys

Distribution

B leucophrys are often found in hilly and mountainous forests scattered at an altitude of 900-1,900 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Himalayas, Southern China, Southeast Asia, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia. In Indonesia this bird can be found on the islands of Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sundas.

Habits and Lifestyle

B leucophrys very happy and actively moving in the undergrowth on the ground using his feet. This bird is known to be quite shy and can rarely be seen. When outside of the mating season this bird lives alone, while in the mating season it will live in pairs by raising 2 to 3 children.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

Terrestrial

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

This bird eats meat / carnivores. Their diet consists of snails, snails, grubs, and beetle pupae.

Diet : Carnivores

Mating Habits

This bird has a breeding season in October-April. The nest is sac-shaped and made of leaf stalks, roots, or other materials. Nests are usually placed on mossy soil cliffs, trees, or shrubs near the ground. Eggs are gray-green shiny with the number of 1-2 grains.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 1-2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

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DD

LC

NT

VU

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CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

This bird population is thought to have decreased due to the destruction of its natural habitat and the activities of birds of prey.

Population number​

This species is categorized as Least Concern or low risk of extinction.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Cingcoang Coklat Wikipedia artikel
  2. Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris
  3. Mengenal Burung Cingcoang Coklat dan Habitatnya