Lesser Shortwing
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Lesser Shortwing

Brachypteryx leucophris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kerinci Seblat National Park
173 Verified records at Kerinci Seblat National Park
February 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Shortwing sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 173 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park

Shiny Whistling-Thrush
LC

Shiny Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus melanurus

30–40% · Possible
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

30–40% · Possible
Large Niltava
LC

Large Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava grandis

30–40% · Possible
Sunda Forktail
LC

Sunda Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus velatus

30–40% · Possible
Indigo Flycatcher
LC

Indigo Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias indigo

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-winged Whistling-Thrush
LC

Chestnut-winged Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus castaneus

20–30% · Possible
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available

Sumatran Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myiomela sumatrana

10–20% · With luck
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

10–20% · With luck
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinomyias olivaceus

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Rufous-vented Niltava

Bird

Niltava sumatrana

10–20% · With luck
Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher
NT

Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Cyornis turcosus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
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 Kerinci Seblat National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Shortwing sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 173 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Shortwing in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Shortwing in Kerinci Seblat National Park in our monthly data.

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