lesser shortwing

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

{{Speciesbox

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Brachypteryx leucophris |volume=2016 |page=e.T22708982A94187747 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708982A94187747.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| image = Lesser Shortwing 0A2A7864.jpg

| genus = Brachypteryx

| species = leucophris

| authority = (Temminck, 1828)

| synonyms =

}}

The lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris) is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae.

It is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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