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Himalayan Shortwing

species of bird
Taxon Taxon Q31874159

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
taxon
Short name
B. cruralis[6]
IUCN conservation status
least concern[3]
Parent taxon
Brachypteryx[4]
Taxon author citation
(Blyth, 1843)[19]
Taxon common name
Himalayan Shortwing, Himalaja-Bergkurzflügel, Alicorto del Himalaya, Brachyptère de l’Himalaya, Himalayakortvleugel, Blå Rundvinge, kusochwostka białobrewa, kratokrídlec indigový, himalayakortvinge, plavi batić, asa-curta-dos-himalaias, asa-curta-do-himalaia[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Taxon name
Brachypteryx cruralis[5]
Taxon rank
species[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Brachypteryx cruralis en Himalayan Shortwing de Himalaja-Bergkurzflügel es Alicorto del Himalaya fr Brachyptère de l’Himalaya hu himalájai rövidszárnyúrigó hu Brachypteryx cruralis pt asa-curta-do-himalaia pt asa-curta-dos-himalaias sv Brachypteryx cruralis sv himalayakortvinge zh 喜山短翅鸫
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Himalayan Shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis, Doi Inthanon National Park, 8 July 2013.jpg ↗
Avibase taxon ID
0C0078A7
BirdLife taxon ID
103866603
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
11102364
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11c2qtjq93
IUCN taxon ID
103866603
NCBI taxonomy ID
2518301
Oiseaux.net ID
brachyptere.de.l.himalaya
Open Tree of Life ID
7068380
UMLS CUI
C5081501
Xeno-canto species ID
Brachypteryx-cruralis

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🔗 Connections
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Brachypteryx
Taxon rank 1
species
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Summary

Himalayan Shortwing is a taxon[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . avesdomundo.info. Retrieved . avesdomundo.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . ec.europa.eu. Retrieved . ec.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Parent taxon → Brachypteryx
    IUCN conservation status → least concern
    Instance of → taxon
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