Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae
About
The Malabar whistling thrush is a whistling thrush in the family Muscicapidae. The bird has been called whistling schoolboy for the whistling calls that they make at dawn that have a very human quality. The species is a resident in the Western Ghats and associated hills of peninsular India including central India and parts of the Eastern Ghats.
Fun Fact
They typically forage in the margins, beds and adjacent ground of rocky hill streams and rivers in forest, secondary growth and plantations from foothills up to 2200 m above sea level but reach the plains in the rainy season.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in dark undergrowth in dense riverine forest.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance