White-browed Shortwing

Brachypteryx montana

Description

Brachypteryx montana is a small bird with long legs, smooth pointed beak, short tail and short round wings. The male Brachypteryx montana is generally blue-grey, while the female is mostly brown. Brachypteryx montana has hidden white eyebrows, but can be seen clearly when agitated.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

4,3 years

WEIGHT​

About 12 grams

LENGTH

Body length is about 13 cm (5 inches)

Om

Omnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Muscicapidae

GENUS

:

Brachypteryx

SPECIES

:

Brachypteryx montana

Distribution

Brachypteryx montana can be found in forests and shrubs.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Brachypteryx montana is found in Nepal, Southeast China, Northwest Thailand, South Vietnam, Taiwan Island, and some in the Philippines and Indonesia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Brachypteryx montana is a territorial bird, has certain territories as its territory, and is ready to fight if another individual intrudes. Live alone when it is outside the breeding season, and live in pairs by raising 2 to 3 children when the breeding season arrives, and live separately again when the breeding season is over.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Subtropical or tropical moist mountain forests.

Diet and Nutrition

Brachypteryx montana is an omnivorous bird whose diet consists of small insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts, and new plant shoots.

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

Brachypteryx montana builds nests attached to vines near the ground at the base of tree trunks. Nests are built from moss and grass stalks. The mating season of this species is generally from April to July, breeding by laying eggs, the number of eggs in each nest is 2-4 eggs.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: 19 days

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2-4 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

The status of this species in most of its range is difficult to assess because of the usually shy and inconspicuous behavior of the birds in dense thickets.

Population number​

Brachypteryx montana is declared as Least Concern / low risk of extinction. The population trend is decreasing, but the decline is believed to be not fast enough to approach the vulnerable threshold according to the population trend criteria.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Javan Shortwing Brachypteryx montana on The IUCN Redlist
  2. White-browed Shortwing Wikipedia article 
  3. J. H. 2006. Breeding Hehaviour and Nesting Ecology of White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana in Nepal. Forktail 22. 1-6.