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  Whistling thrush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The whistling thrushes comprise a genus Myophonus of the thrush family Turdidae.
The male is usually blue, and the females are either similar to the male or brown.
Blue Whistling Thrush, Myophonus caeruleus, from Central Asia east to China and south to the Sundas
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 Malabar Whistling Thrush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Malabar Whisting Thrush, Myophonus horsfieldii, is a whistling thrush in the thrush family Turdidae.
Malabar Whisting Thrush is found in jungle or other dense forest near water.
Nests and nest-site selection of the Malabar Whistling Thrush in Silent Valley National Park, Kerala were studied by Anoop das K.S and Lalitha Vijayan from Division of Avian Ecology, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History(SACON),India.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malabar_Whistling_Thrush   (448 words)

  
 IndiaBirds.com - Discussion Forum - Reply
The Blue Rock Thrush winters in the Indian plains, departing for its breeding grounds in Mar-April, so it could be the Rock Thrush.
The MWT normally prefers wet areas, typically along the Western Ghats, though it does spread to the plains, too.
The Rock Thrush almost always like rocky, stony habitat, it is unlikely to be found in a forested habitat.
www.indiabirds.com /discussion/message.asp?MessageID=224   (283 words)

  
 Travel: In search of the lion-tailed macaque, Feb 23, 2003, The Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The hanging vines, the silence punctuated by the distant call of a Malabar trogon, and the humidity of the evergreen forest beckoned.
Though I set my alarm clock to rise early, it was the Malabar whistling thrush that woke me, its high-pitched song reminding me of a schoolboy's whistle.
The Malabar trogon, Malabar pied hornbill, great pied hornbill, hair-crested drongo, racket-tailed drongo and the Malabar whistling thrush are the birds common in the sanctuary.
www.the-week.com /23mar09/life12.htm   (983 words)

  
 wayanad.net :: About wildlife of Wayanad
The avifauna is rich with 123 species including great fl woodpecker, golden backed three- toed wood pecker, Malabar whistling thrush, Malabar trogon shama, painted bush quail, golden oriole, peacock, paradise flycatcher, Malabar grey hornbill, pariah kite, crested honey buzzard, crested serpent eagle etc. The deciduous habitat is the ideal home of a varied reptile fauna.
Crocodile, golden tree snake, coral snake green whip snake, pit vipers, termite hall gecko, chameleon, flying lizard, monitor lizard, skinks, and flap shell turtles are a few to mention Thirty species of amphibians are recorded from the sanctuary.
Ornate microhylid, red microhylid, Ceylon kaliula, triangle-spotted Ramnella, bi-coloured frog, bronze frog and Malabar gliding frog are the commonest amphibians.
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 Western Ghats @ CES - Sanctuaries of Tamilnadu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Langur, bonnet macaque, tiger, leopard, wild dog, hyena, jackal, sloth bear, elephants, gaur, sambar, spotted deer, Indian muntjac, mouse deer, wild boar, rodent and flying squirrel are part of the wildlife in Mudumalai.
It has a rich bird life that includes Malabar trogan, Grey hornbill, crested hawk eagle, crested serpent eagle, etc. The best time to visit the reserve is from February to June.
Avifauna consists of hill birds viz laughing and whistling thrushes, woodcock, wild pigeaon and fl eagle.
wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in /biodiversity/documents/santamil.htm   (1363 words)

  
 Gurudongma Tours & Travels [Main]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The lake attracts birds like the darter, cormorant, grey heron and ibis and they are seen perched on the snags of dead wood that dot the lake.
The great Malabar hornbill and grey hornbill are often seen flapping their ponderous way between trees.
The liquid notes of the Malabar whistling thrush and the loud call of the hornbills are distinctive amid the normal sounds of the jungle.
www.gurudongma.com /kerala/wildlife.html   (1147 words)

  
 national parks in india, periyar national park, sundarbans national park, kaziranga national park, wildlife tigers ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The lake attracts a lot of bird life -darters, grey herons and cormorants and the great Malabar hornbill and grey hornbill can be seen winging through the forests.
You could, in fact, wake up to the loud call of the hornbill or the melodious notes of the Malabar whistling thrush.
The grasslands are raptor country and the crested serpent eagle, the Pallas's fishing eagle and grey headed fishing eagle circle overhead.
indiandestinations.tripod.com /sanctuaries_02.html   (1086 words)

  
 Indbazaar - Travel Now :: Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The valley beyond this shrine is a splendid combination of plant life, magical herbs, shrubs, etc. The animal life found here includes leopards, barking deer, sambar, wild boar, langur, and hyena.
Bird life abounds and you will find the Malabar Grey Hornbill, the Quaker Babbler, the Malabar Whistling Thrush, Green Pigeon, Black Eagle, Grey Junglefowl and many, many more.
You might get to see the great butterfly brigade and the Malabar Giant Squirrel, one of the largest of tree squirrels, well over three feet long.
www.indbazaar.com /travel/index2.asp?loc=107   (306 words)

  
 Karnala Bird Sanctuary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is a particularly pretty climb during the monsoons when the peak is veiled in mist and the entire forest is a lush green.
The monsoons rouse a number of feathered musicians, amongst them the paradise flycatcher, magpie robin and the malabar whistling thrush.
Winter heralds the journey of migratory birds as they flock to Karnala - the ashy minivet, red-breasted flycatcher, flbird, fl-headed cuckoo-shrike, blue-throat, the blue-headed rock thrush and many others.
www.journeymart.com /getaways/india/karnala   (500 words)

  
 Mercury-India.com-travel agents and tour operators in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Srilanka
Birds: Cormorants, teals, ducks, waders, herons, ospreys, grey-headed fishing eagles, crested hawk eagles, honey buzzard, shahin falcon, hobby, king vulture, grey jungle fowl, red spurfowl, Malabar trogan, Malabar pied hornbill, fairy blue bird, Indian pitta, scarlet minivet, paradise flycatcher, Malabar whistling thrush, Imperial pigeon.
Birds: Malabar trogan, Malabar grey hornbill, Malabar great fl woodpecker, crested hawk eagle, crested serpent eagle, common scops owl, tiny eared owl, barbets, mynas, parakeets, cuckoos.
Tiger, elephant, sambar, barking deer, mouse deer, nilgiri tahr, porcupine, lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, bonnet macaque, Malabar squirrel, sloth bear.
www.mercury-india.com /tour/bird.htm   (710 words)

  
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Greater Flameback (a small group of 3 drumming on a roadside tree), Emerald Dove, Blue-capped Rock Thrush, Ruby-throated Bulbul, Vernal Hanging Parrot, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta and White-bellied Tree pie were some of the species seen.
Good birds seen here were Orange-headed Thrush (white throated subspecies cyanotus), Scarlet Minivet, Yellow-browed Bulbul, Puff-throated Babbler and Malabar Whistling Thrush.
Stopping for a cup of tea at a roadside stall at the checkpost, I had great views of a Malabar Giant Squirrel at close range and a little Draco flying lizard that glided from tree to tree.
www.princeton.edu /~vivekt/trips/Nilgiris01.html   (1309 words)

  
 Jungle Lodges in India - Karnataka - Nagarhole, Dandeli, Bandipur
A high canopy of trees- up to thirty metres tall in some places- harbours rare birds such as the endangered Malabar trogon, the Malabar pied hornbill and the crested hawk-eagle.
The commonly sighted animals are leopard, elephant, tiger, gaur, wild dog, sloth bear, barking deer, spotted deer, sambar, wild boar, porcupine, python, Malabar giant squirrel, to name a few.
Bandipur forests with its deciduous habitat is the ideal spot for viewing animals like elephant, gaur, wild boar, sambhar, spotted deer or wild dogs and there is always the bonus of sighting the elusive predators like tiger or leopard.
www.nivalink.com /jungle/main.html   (334 words)

  
 Birding in Kerala, India
In front of our tent in the morning had more Indian Pitta’s, numerous Orange-headed Thrush, as well as Malabar Whistling Thrush and Malabar Trogon just down the road.
Also saw Malabar Parakeet, Gray Junglefowl, Crimson-backed Sunbird, Crimson-fronted Barbet, Yellow-billed Babbler, and Dark-fronted Babbler (all fairly common).
We didn’t see a tiger, and it would be very difficult given the density of vegetation, but they are clearly there with fresh scat within a kilometer of the lodge.
www.birdskerala.com /html/mark.htm   (1291 words)

  
 Bird watching trip report - Southwest India - Endemics and specialties of Western Ghats - surfbirds.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We also enjoyed views of a Speckled Piculet, as well as the pair of Malabar Whistling-Thrushes down by the dam.
Golden-headed (=Bright-headed) Cisticola ssp erythrocephala 2; male in breeding plumage with a distinct unstreaked rufous neck and a fl cap.
Blue Rock Thrush 1 M 17/2 of the blue ssp.
www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/ghats-ks-0804.html   (4182 words)

  
 Birdwatching Trip Report from Goa
We did not see very much here apart from Blue Rock Thrush, and Western Reef Egret on the rocks, but this was probably because we did not arrive until 11:00 a.m.
New species were Lesser Whistling Duck, Cotton Pygmy-goose, Comb Duck, Marsh Harrier, Purple Heron, Purple Swamphen, Bronze-winged and Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Ashy Wood-swallow and Baya Weaver.
Other new birds added this morning were Malabar Whistling Thrush, Heart-spotted Woodpecker, Brown Shrike, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Ashy-breasted Prinia, Chestnut-shouldered Petronia and Little Spiderhunter.
www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/india/india9-goa/goa-feb2002.htm   (4890 words)

  
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It dawned on me that an intermittent piercing whistle was a bird, probably a Malabar Whistling-Thrush.
The staff had not been told of my arrival (I could only get through to their offices in Calicut) and, for the first night, I was the only guest.
The parakeets were the endemic Malabars, and Dark-fronted (Black-headed) Babblers scolded from the bushes.
www.princeton.edu /~vivekt/trips/S-India98.html   (2706 words)

  
 Green Magic Treehouse Resort, Vythiri, Kerala. Some articles on treehouse.
You could spend a long time just sitting in your rattan chaise longue on the balcony, drinking in one of the most privileged views in the rainforest, especially at sunset.
Look up from your book and you may spot a Malabar squirrel, whistling thrush, or even a Nilgiri langour monkey.
You need to be able to smell the forest floor warming up while still in bed, to listen to the Malabar Whistling Bird close at hand and the fl monkeys further away.
ernakulam.sancharnet.in /trc_manjuka/article.htm   (2505 words)

  
 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
The story of this national park is one of the sweetest success stories for the environmental NGOs of India who fought tirelessly for decades to close down mining operations of a large mining corporation in the core area and replant the area destroyed by their activities.
The park is a mixture of evergreen and semi-evergreen forests and Shola grasslands which supports Tiger, Leopard, Gaur, Lion-tailed Macaque and such top birds as Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus, Great Pied Hornbill, Malabar Whistling Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii, and Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia.
Evergreen species (like Fairy blue bird, Malabar Trogan, Black and Orange Flycatcher etc) can usually be sighted in evergreen forests and high altitude...
www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/asia/india_karnataka.html   (2637 words)

  
 Wildlife / Eco Tours
The variety of birds is vast and have their own say.
The avian life consists of the Paradise Fly Catcher, Malabar-Pied Hornbill and the Orange-headed Ground Thrush.
The birdlife consists of Cormorants, Grey-headed fishing Eagles, Crested-hawk Eagles, Malabar Tragron, Malabar-pied Hornbill, Malabar whistling Thrush.
www.indiavoyages.com /wildeco.htm   (934 words)

  
 Goa 1998
During the trip we saw about 260 species of which 99 were lifers for me.
Most beautiful species were Indian Pitta, Malabar Trogon and Orange-headed Ground-thrush.
These three species are all quite difficult to find (the pitta took 3 visits of 1 to 3 hours each to get perfect views!) but they were all worth the effort!
www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/GoaPW98.html   (569 words)

  
 Birdquest, Trip Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Our first afternoon provided our first Malabar Grey Hornbills, the cyanotis race of Orange-headed Thrush, and, incredibly, two Sri Lanka Frogmouths at their roost, huddled together and virtually invisible in a spray of dead leaves (how did he find them!).
A Chestnut-winged Cuckoo was found with a drongo flock, and two Red Spurfowl were spooked from a clearing in the bamboo.
All present were Malabar Trogon, Black-throated Munia, Grey-headed Bulbuls and Red Spurfowl, and we added Rusty-tailed Flycatcher, Besra and Black Eagle.
www.birdquest.co.uk /trip_reports_detail.cfm?ReportID=258   (1709 words)

  
 Surfbirds Birding Trip Report: South-west India - endemics and specialties of Western Ghats - 13th - 18th February 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Grey Junglefowl, Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon, Malabar Parakeet, Malabar Grey Hornbill, White-cheeked Barbet, Malabar Lark, Nilgiri Pipit, Grey-headed Bulbul, Yellow-throated Bulbul, Malabar Whistling-Thrush, White-bellied Shortwing, Broad-tailed Grassbird, Black-and-rufous (-orange) Flycatcher, Nilgiri Flycatcher, White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher, Wynaad Laughingthrush, Rufous-breasted (Nilgiri) Laughingthrush, Grey-breasted Laughingthrush, Rufous Babbler and White-bellied Treepie.
We saw 31 of these, and missed out on the Malabar Pied Hornbill, White-naped Woodpecker, Kashmir Flycatcher and Black-throated Munia.
Blue-capped Rock Thrush 1 ad M + 1F
www.surfbirds.com /trip_report.php?id=316   (4211 words)

  
 Nature Tours Wilderness Outdoors Nilgiris Wildlife South India Tamilnadu Tourism Travel Trekking Hiking Jungle Camps ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
If on your walk you happen to hear a naughty whistle-song, it is for sure not a schoolboy playing truant.
Rather it is the melody of the Malabar Whistling Thrush which one could listen for hours.
Some of the birds found in and around the campus of Wild Canopy Reserve
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 bhimashankar wildlife sanctuary maharashtra, bhimashankar wild life sanctuary, forest in maharashtra, jungle resorts ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The wild life found here includes Leopards, Barking Deer, Sambar, Wild Boar, Langur, and Hyena.
Among the birds one will be able to find Malabar Grey Hornbill, Quaker Babbler, Malabar Whistling Thrush, Green Pigeon, Black Eagle, Grey Jungle Fowl and many, many more.
One might get to see the great butterfly brigade and Malabar Giant Squirrel, one of the largest of tree squirrels found over here, well over three feet long.
www.india-tours.com /wildlifeinindia/bhimashankarsanctuary.htm   (234 words)

  
 Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 00108508
Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 00108508
Table of contents for Thrushes / Peter Clement ; illustrated by Ren Hathway ; with additional illustrations by Clive Byers and Jan Wilczur.
Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog.
www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/fy02/00108508.html   (47 words)

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