Wildlifeof Sumatra
Sumatran Shortwing
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Brachypteryx saturata
Basic stats
Habitat
Montane forest
Range
Endemic to Sumatra
The Sumatran shortwing is an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae) endemic to Sumatra in western Indonesia, where it favours montane forest. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the white-browed shortwing, now the Javan shortwing; that species was split into five separate species (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Sumatran Shortwing live in?
- Montane forest
- Where is the Sumatran Shortwing found?
- Endemic to Sumatra