Opportunistic observations of White-browed Shortwing
Brachypteryx montana
breeding clusters were made at two sites in Makalu-Barun
National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal on 7–11 May 2000 and 16–20 June 2002. Nesting birds gave distinctive displays that apparen
tly
serve to distract potential predators from the nest. At least two (presumably subadult) males were observed breeding in a brown
, female-
like plumage. Nest structure varied: one was a large woven orb of bamboo leaves and moss containing a lined cup and lateral ent
rance;
two others had only a top entrance and were suspended in understorey vegetation, and a fourth was recessed in the mossy base of
a shrub.