Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Shortwings Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Division: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Genera Brachypteryx Heinrichia The shortwings are colourful medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the genera Brachypteryx and Heinrichia of the thrush family Turdidae. All are southeast Asian species: Rusty-bellied Shortwing, Brachypteryx hyperythra Gould's Shortwing, Brachypteryx stellata White-bellied Shortwing, Brachypteryx major Lesser Shortwing, Brachypteryx leucophrys White-browed Shortwing, Brachypteryx montana Great Shortwing, Heinrichia calligyna This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.