Relationship with Humans

On account of this species’ lack of any close relationship to the true shortwings, Eaton et al. (1 Eaton, J. A., B. van Balen, N. W. Brickle, and F. E. Rheindt (2016). Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. Close , 9 Eaton, J. A., B. van Balen, N. W. Brickle, and F. E. Rheindt (2021). Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea. Second edition. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. Close ) use the English name (borrowed from the genus) Heinrichia for it.