White-browed Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)
About the White-browed Shortwing
The Javan shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) (formerly the white-browed shortwing) is a species of bird that is placed in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Java where it favours montane forests. The Javan shortwing was formally described in 1821 by the America naturalist Thomas Horsfield. He coined the present binomial name Brachypteryx montana.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 126 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. 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.
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Listed as recorded in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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