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Philippine Shortwing

Brachypteryx poliogyna Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1895

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Brachypteryx
Scientific:
  Brachypteryx poliogyna

Original description

Citation:
  Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1895

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 4 p.40

Protonym:
  Brachypteryx poliogyna

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101092#page/266/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BCB949A557679FE2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BCB949A5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BCB949A5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 919572

Geographic range:

  • Brachypteryx poliogyna poliogyna: Mountains of n Luzon (n Philippines)
  • Brachypteryx poliogyna andersoni: Mountains of s Luzon (n Philippines)
  • Brachypteryx poliogyna mindorensis: Highlands of Mindoro (Philippines)
  • Brachypteryx poliogyna brunneiceps: Mountains of Negros (Philippines)
  • Brachypteryx poliogyna mindanensis: S Philippines (Mt. Apo and Mt. Matutum on Mindanao)
  • Brachypteryx poliogyna malindangensis: S Philippines (Mt. Malindang region of nw Mindanao)
  • Brachypteryx poliogyna sillimani: Mountains of s Palawan (s Philippines)
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Philippine Shortwing
German:
Philippinen-Bergkurzflügel
Spanish:
Alicorto filipino
French:
Brachyptère des Philippines

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-browed Shortwing [poliogyna] ( Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-browed Shortwing [poliogyna] ( Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-browed Shortwing [poliogyna] ( Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-browed Shortwing [poliogyna] ( Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-browed Shortwing (Philippine) ( Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-browed Shortwing (Philippine) ( Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-browed Shortwing (Philippine) ( Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-browed Shortwing (Philippine) ( Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Philippine Shortwing ( Brachypteryx poliogyna) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Brachypteryx [montana, erythorgena, saturata, floris or poliogyna] (sensu lato) by some authors

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German: Java-Bergkurzflügel [poliogyna-Gruppe], Philippinen-Bergkurzflügel
English: Philippine Shortwing, White-browed Shortwing (Philippine), White-browed Shortwing [poliogyna]
English, HBW: Philippine Shortwing
English (IOC): White-browed Shortwing (Philippine)
English (United States): White-browed Shortwing (Philippine)
Spanish: Alicorto de Java (grupo poliogyna), Alicorto filipino
Spanish (Spain): Alicorto azul (grupo poliogyna), Alicorto de Java (grupo poliogyna)
French: Brachyptère bleue (poliogyna), Brachyptère bleue [poliogyna], Brachyptère des Philippines
Icelandic: Tævanþröstur [poliogyna hópur]
Japanese (romaji): kobanehitaki (poliogyna guru-pu)
Japanese: コバネヒタキ (poliogyna グループ), コバネヒタキ（poliogyna グループ）
Scientific: Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna Group], Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna], Brachypteryx montana poliogyna, Brachypteryx poliogyna
Norwegian: hvitbrynkortvinge (poliogyna gr.)
Polish: kusochwostka górska [gr. poliogyna]
Portuguese (Portugal): asa-curta-javanesa [grupo poliogyna]
Russian: Белобровый короткокрыл [группа poliogyna]
Slovak: kratokrídlec filipínsky (skup.)
Serbian: Indonezijski kratkokrili crvendać (filipinski)
Swedish: blå kortvinge [gruppen poliogyna]
Thai: นกปีกสั้นสีน้ำเงิน (ฟิลิปปินส์)
Turkish: Kurşuni kısakanat [poliogyna grubu]

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