Rusty-bellied shortwing
| Rusty-bellied shortwing | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| 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 Muscicapidae 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.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Brachypteryx hyperythra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ See BirdLife International (2007a,b).
References
- 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.