Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Brachypteryx montana, B. cruralis, B. sinensis, B. goodfellowi, B. poliogyna, B. erythrogyna, B. saturata and B. floris (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as B. montana following Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat but also readily uses road-side scrub. Tree cover is estimated to have declined by 1.9% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein) but given its tolerance of modified habitats, this is unlikely to have driven population declines. It is therefore thought to have a stable population trend
Trend justification: .
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Flores Shortwing Brachypteryx floris. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/flores-shortwing-brachypteryx-floris on 05/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 05/12/2024.