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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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Филипински късокрил славей
Catalan: alacurt de les Filipines
Danish: Nordluzon Rundvinge
German: Java-Bergkurzflügel [poliogyna-Gruppe], Philippinen-Bergkurzflügel
English: Philippine Shortwing, White-browed Shortwing (Philippine), White-browed Shortwing [poliogyna]
English (Avilist): Philippine Shortwing
English, HBW: Philippine Shortwing
English (IOC): Philippine Shortwing, White-browed Shortwing (Philippine)
English (United States): Philippine Shortwing, White-browed Shortwing (Philippine)
Esperanto: filipina kurtflugilulo
Spanish: Alicorto de Java (grupo poliogyna), Alicorto filipino
Spanish (Spain): Alicorto azul (grupo poliogyna), Alicorto de Java (grupo poliogyna), Alicorto filipino
Estonian: filipiini paguööbik
French: Brachyptère bleue (groupe poliogyna), Brachyptère bleue (poliogyna), Brachyptère bleue [poliogyna], Brachyptère des Philippines
French (Guyane): Brachyptère des Philippines
Croatian: filipinski batić
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）, フィリピンコバネヒタキ
Scientific: Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna Group], Brachypteryx montana [poliogyna], Brachypteryx montana poliogyna, Brachypteryx poliogyna
Dutch: Filipijnse Kortvleugel
Norwegian: hvitbrynkortvinge (poliogyna gr.), koboltkortvinge
Polish: kusochwostka filipińska, kusochwostka górska [gr. poliogyna]
Portuguese: asa-curta-filipino
Portuguese (Portugal): asa-curta-filipina, asa-curta-javanesa [grupo poliogyna]
Russian: Белобровый короткокрыл [группа poliogyna]
Slovak: kratokrídlec filipínsky, kratokrídlec filipínsky (skup.)
Serbian: Filipinski kratkokrili crvendać, Indonezijski kratkokrili crvendać (filipinski)
Swedish: blå kortvinge [gruppen poliogyna], filippinkortvinge
Thai: นกปีกสั้นสีน้ำเงิน (ฟิลิปปินส์)
Turkish: Filipin Kısakanadı, Kurşuni kısakanat [poliogyna grubu]
Ukrainian: алікорто філіпінський
Chinese: 菲律宾短翅鸫