Lesser Shortwing
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Lesser Shortwing

Brachypteryx leucophris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cuc Phuong National Park
9 Verified records at Cuc Phuong National Park
March 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 Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

40–50% · Possible
Rufous-tailed Robin
LC

Rufous-tailed Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larvivora sibilans

30–40% · Possible
Fujian Niltava
LC

Fujian Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava davidi

20–30% · Possible
White-tailed Robin
LC Endemic

White-tailed Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myiomela leucura

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

10–20% · With luck
White-Tailed Blue-Flycatcher
LC

White-Tailed Blue-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis concretus

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

Hainan Blue-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis hainanus

5–10% · With luck
Amur Stonechat

Amur Stonechat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola stejnegeri

5–10% · With luck
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

5–10% · With luck
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

5–10% · With luck
Japanese Robin

Japanese Robin

Bird

Erithacus akahige

5–10% · With luck
Red-flanked Bluetail
LC

Red-flanked Bluetail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tarsiger cyanurus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
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 Cuc Phuong National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Shortwing sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Shortwing in Cuc Phuong National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Shortwing in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.

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