Rusty-bellied Shortwing

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Rusty-bellied Shortwing
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Genus: Brachypteryx Species: B. hyperythra
Binomial name
Brachypteryx hyperythra Jerdon & Blyth, 1861

The Rusty-bellied Shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is affected by habitat loss. Having turned out to be more common than previously believed, it is downlisted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ See BirdLife International (2007a,b).

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Brachypteryx hyperythra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 25 July 2007.
• BirdLife International (2007a): [ 2006-2007 Red List status changes ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
• BirdLife International (2007b): Rusty-bellied Shortwing - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-28.