Shortwing

Shortwings
: Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae
Genera
Brachypteryx Heinrichia

The shortwings are colourful medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the genera Brachypteryx and Heinrichia of the thrush family Turdidae.

All are southeast Asian species:

• Rusty-bellied Shortwing , Brachypteryx hyperythra
• Gould's Shortwing , Brachypteryx stellata
• White-bellied Shortwing , Brachypteryx major
• Lesser Shortwing , Brachypteryx leucophrys
• White-browed Shortwing , Brachypteryx montana
• Great Shortwing , Heinrichia calligyna