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  Whistling thrush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The whistling thrushes comprise a genus Myophonus of the thrush family Turdidae.
Blue Whistling Thrush, Myophonus caeruleus, from Central Asia east to China and south to the Sundas
Javan, Bornean and Chestnut-winged were formerly lumped as Sunda Whistling Thrush, but split by Collar (2004).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whistling-thrush   (169 words)

  
 phorum - Threatened_Asian_Birds - Chestnut-winged Whistling-thrush (Myophonus castaneus) newly split and Near ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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Threatened Asian Birds --
Chestnut-winged Whistling-thrush (Myophonus castaneus) newly split and Near Threatened?

Sunda Whistling-thrush
i Myophonus glaucinus
has been recently split by Collar (2004) into Javan Whistling-thrush
i M. glaucinus,
Bornean Whistling-thrush
i M. borneensis
and Chestnut-winged Whistling Thrush
i M. castaneus
(which occurs on Sumatra).

A new message was posted by jon hornbuckle in

Threatened Asian Birds --
Chestnut-winged Whistling-thrush (Myophonus castaneus) newly split and Near Threatened?

Not sure I agree with Nick.I spent a week on Kerinci in June 05 and found it much scarcer than Shiny WT.

Could well be Near-threatened, given the high rate of deforestation on Sumatra


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www.surfbirds.com /phorum/read.php?f=53&i=432&t=432   (322 words)

  
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It is possible to see more than hundred species within five to six days.
The southwestern rain forests like Sinharaja World Heritage are the major habitat for all most all the endemic species (except Sri Lanka whistling thrush Myophonus blighi).
But the other part of the island is covered by dry mixed evergreen forests and grass lands, provides easy bird sightings.
srilankanbirder.tripod.com   (225 words)

  
 Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush (Myophonus blighi) - BirdLife species factsheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Range & population Myophonus blighi is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is restricted to the central mountains.
It has always been considered scarce and is thought to have a declining, increasingly fragmented, population of no more than a few thousand individuals.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world.
www.birdlife.org /datazone/species/?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=6296&m=0   (676 words)

  
 Taiwan Yuhina Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Now it's a great place to have a walk through some good forest, before coming to the waterfall.
Penglai is a very reliable area to see the endemic Taiwan Whistling Thrush (Myophonus insularis).
This smallish shimmering deep blue beauty jumps from rock to rock at the base of the waterfall.
www.taiwanho.com /taiwanyuhina/articles/article.php?id=11   (424 words)

  
 Dehradun birds 12
Barred Owlets replace the Spotted Owlet as the common owlet species in the Himalayas and north-east India.
Perhaps, the most conspicuous of our hill birds, this large Myophonus thrush is very evident near water from Kashmir to Arunachal.
A Himalayan Monticola thrush, this species is often found sitting on high wires.
www.kolkatabirds.com /hillbirdsofind/dehradun12.htm   (158 words)

  
 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Myophonus robinsoni
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Myophonus robinsoni
Myophonus robinsoni is endemic to the highlands of the Main Range, central Peninsular Malaysia, ranging from the Cameron Highlands south to the Genting Highlands.
It is known from at least eight localities.
www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/40334/all   (652 words)

  
 Birdwatching trip report - North-east India - surfbirds.com
Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris Namdapha NP: a male near Deban on 22nd.
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus Namdapha NP: between 2 and 10 birds counted on 4 of the 6 days in the park; Kaziranga NP: singles seen on 1st and 2nd at Kohora as well as inside the park.
Black-breasted Trush Turdus dissimilis Namdapha NP: at least 1 male showing up well between Deban and Haldibari on 23rd; a couple near Hornbill on 26th.
www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/india-mr-0803.html   (8305 words)

  
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Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius) A Single male was seen at Bund Baretha on 29/11, and a further bird was seen by the River Kosi at Ramnagar on 5/12.
Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) Two along River Kosi, Ramnagar 2/12 with one just outside Ramnagar the next day.
Up to 5 in Corbett National Park 3/12.
www.princeton.edu /~vivekt/trips/N-India00.html   (11404 words)

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