Whistling-thrush

Whistling-thrushes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Division: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae
Genera
Myophonus

The Whistling-thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Myophonus of the thrush family Turdidae.

These are all brightly coloured species found in India and southeast Asia.

Species:

• Ceylon Whistling-Thrush, Myophonus blighi
• Shiny Whistling-Thrush, Myophonus melanurus
• Sunda Whistling-Thrush, Myophonus glaucinus
• Malayan Whistling-Thrush, Myophonus robinsoni
• Malabar Whistling-Thrush[?], Myophonus horsfieldii
• Formosan Whistling-Thrush, Myophonus insularis
• Blue Whistling-Thrush, Myophonus caeruleus