Lesser Shortwing
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Lesser Shortwing

Brachypteryx leucophris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
12 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
November 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Shortwing sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

White-browed Shortwing
LC

White-browed Shortwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Brachypteryx montana

Insufficient data
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Slaty-backed Forktail
LC

Slaty-backed Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus schistaceus

30–40% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible
White-capped Redstart

White-capped Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

30–40% · Possible
Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

20–30% · Possible
Blue-throated Flycatcher
LC

Blue-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis rubeculoides

20–30% · Possible
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola cinclorhynchus

20–30% · Possible
Small Niltava
LC

Small Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava macgrigoriae

10–20% · With luck
Pale Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Pale Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis unicolor

10–20% · With luck
Blue Rock-Thrush
LC

Blue Rock-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Monticola solitarius

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Royal Manas National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Shortwing sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Shortwing in Royal Manas National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Shortwing in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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