Definition of Shortwing. Meaning of Shortwing. Synonyms of Shortwing

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Definition of Shortwing

Shortwing
Shortwing Short"wing`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small wrenlike Asiatic birds having short wings and a short tail. They belong to Brachypterix, Callene, and allied genera.

Meaning of Shortwing from wikipedia

- Look up shortwing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shortwing may refer to: Shortwing (bird) Shortwing, a falconer's word for Accipiters ("true hawks")...
- Asian species. Most shortwings are place in the genus Brachypteryx. Rusty-bellied shortwing, Brachypteryx hyperythra Lesser shortwing, Brachypteryx leucophrys...
- Gould's shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus) is a small species of p****erine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Himalayas (mainly Uttarakhand...
- 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...
- subspecies of the white-browed shortwing, now the Javan shortwing (Brachypteryx montana). The white-browed shortwing was split into five separate species...
- member of its genus. Other common names include giant shortwing, Celebes shortwing and Sulawesi shortwing. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia where its...
- subspecies of the white-browed shortwing, now the Javan shortwing (Brachypteryx montana). The white-browed shortwing was split into five separate species...
- The Javan shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) (formerly the white-browed shortwing) is a species of bird that is placed in the Old World flycatcher family...
- subspecies of the white-browed shortwing, now the Javan shortwing (Brachypteryx montana). The white-browed shortwing was split into five separate species...
- subspecies of the white-browed shortwing, now the Javan shortwing (Brachypteryx montana). The white-browed shortwing was split into five separate species...