Brachypteryx leucophris
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Shortwing sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 262 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Shortwing in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Shortwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Lesser Shortwing sightings, Namdapha National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Shortwing is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (262 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
