White-bellied Shortwing

White-bellied Shortwing

Taxobox
name = White-bellied Shortwing


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Turdidae
genus = "Brachypteryx"
species = "B. major"
binomial = "Brachypteryx major"
binomial_authority = (Jerdon, 1844)
synonyms =
The White-bellied Shortwing ("Brachypteryx major") is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is endemic to India.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.

This species is sometimesRasmussen, Pamela C. and John C. Anderton (2005) "Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide"] placed in the genus "Myiomela"; it is then known as Nilgiri Blue Robin.

References

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* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/2987/all Brachypteryx major] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 25 July 2007.


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