Himalayan Shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 2, 2018
Text last updated July 2, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | alacurt de l'Himàlaia |
| Chinese (SIM) | 喜山短翅鸫 |
| English | Himalayan Shortwing |
| English (India) | Himalayan Shortwing (White-browed Shortwing) |
| English (United States) | Himalayan Shortwing |
| French | Brachyptère de l'Himalaya |
| French (France) | Brachyptère de l'Himalaya |
| German | Himalaja-Bergkurzflügel |
| Japanese | ヒマラヤコバネヒタキ |
| Norwegian | himalayakortvinge |
| Polish | kusochwostka białobrewa |
| Russian | Гималайский короткокрыл |
| Serbian | Himalajski kratkokrili crvendać |
| Slovak | kratokrídlec indigový |
| Spanish | Alicorto del Himalaya |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alicorto del Himalaya |
| Swedish | himalayakortvinge |
| Thai | นกปีกสั้นสีน้ำเงิน |
| Turkish | Mavi Kısakanat |
| Ukrainian | Алікорто індиговий |
Brachypteryx cruralis (Blyth, 1843)
PROTONYM:
Calliope ? cruralis
Blyth, 1843. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 12, Part 2, N° 143, p.929, 935.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Darjeeling.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BRACHYPTERYX
- cruralis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-browed Shortwing (Himalayan)
