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Chinese shortwing

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Chinese shortwing
Male in Yichang, Hubei Province, China
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Brachypteryx
Species:
B. sinensis
Binomial name
Brachypteryx sinensis
Rickett, 1897

The Chinese shortwing (Brachypteryx sinensis) is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae.

It is found in southern China. 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.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Brachypteryx sinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103866607A104211759. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103866607A104211759.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.