Brachypteryx hyperythra
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In 3 days ~10%
The rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Yunnan, Northeast India and far northern Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is affected by habitat loss. Having turned out to be more common than previously believed, it is downlisted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-bellied Shortwing sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 225th most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-bellied Shortwing in Namdapha National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. June to September have too few records to rate.
Only Namdapha National Park, in our data
Namdapha National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rusty-bellied Shortwing sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Brachypteryx
The closest relatives of the Rusty-bellied Shortwing that you can see in Namdapha National Park (genus Brachypteryx, Typical Shortwings) are Lesser Shortwing (about 20%) and White-browed Shortwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rusty-bellied Shortwing is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (29 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.
