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Javan Shortwing

Brachypteryx montana

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Primary Traits

FamilyMuscicapidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmIPW
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

18.6 g

Elevation

950 m - 3,000 m

Data points

48

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Brachypteryx montana

English name

Javan Shortwing

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae

Genus

Brachypteryx

Species

montana

Data source

BSEA, BOTW, D07

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

IPW

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

11 g

Maximum female mass

22 g

Minimum male mass

13 g

Maximum male mass

20 g

Minimum unsexed mass

28 g

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

18.6 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

950 m

Typical upper elevation

3,000 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

2,050 m

Typical elevation

1,975 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

5

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.3

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Dome

Nest substrate

Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

Victim of Parasitism

Average clutch size

3.5

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary