Lesser Shortwing
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Lesser Shortwing

Brachypteryx leucophris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ba Be National Park
44 Verified records at Ba Be National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris) is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Shortwing sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ba Be National Park

Large Niltava
LC

Large Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava grandis

50–60% · Likely
White-tailed Robin
LC Endemic

White-tailed Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myiomela leucura

50–60% · Likely
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

40–50% · Likely
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible
Grey Bushchat
LC

Grey Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola ferreus

30–40% · Possible
Little Pied Flycatcher
LC

Little Pied Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula westermanni

20–30% · Possible
Slaty-backed Forktail
LC

Slaty-backed Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus schistaceus

20–30% · Possible
Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Forktail
LC

Spotted Forktail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Enicurus maculatus

10–20% · With luck
Mugimaki Flycatcher
LC

Mugimaki Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula mugimaki

10–20% · With luck
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
LC

Blue-and-white Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Insufficient data
Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia cyane

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
5–10
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
2 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
3 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
6 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Shortwing in Ba Be National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Shortwing sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Shortwing in Ba Be National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Shortwing in Ba Be National Park in our monthly data.

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