Gould's shortwing
| Gould's shortwing | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Brachypteryx Sharpe, 1902 |
| Species: | B. stellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachypteryx stellata (Gould, 1868) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Heteroxenicus stellatus | |
The Gould's shortwing (Brachypteryx stellata) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae (it was formerly assigned to the Turdidae). It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Some taxonomists place it in its own monotypic genus Heteroxenicus.
The common name commemorates the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould (1804-1881).[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Brachypteryx stellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 145–146.
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