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Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi)

Taiwan Shortwing
Photo: 黃春貴 Chuenguey Hwang via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Taiwan Shortwing

The Taiwan shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi) is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is a shy skulker, preferring to be on or near the ground, in the depths of dark vegetation, where it feeds on small insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts and new buds of plants. The nest consists of moss and grass stems, placed in a dense shrub.

Source: Taiwan shortwing on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 46 recordings for this species: 33 CC BY-NC-SA · 13 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.

Listed as recorded in Taiwan (China) in the xeno-canto catalogue.