Blue Whistling Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus (Scopoli, 1786)

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Blue Whistling Thrush, Myophonus caeruleus, is a passerine of the Muscicapidae family that breeds widely across the Oriental Region, including central and southern Asia. It is a mountain bird, occurring in the Tian Shan and the Himalayas, as well as in temperate and moist subtropical or tropical montane forest. Its most notable feature is its loud, human-like whistling song, heard at dawn and dusk. The species was first described in 1786 by Scopoli. It is a widespread bird with recognised variation across its range, and six subspecies are accepted.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Breeding range
Oriental Region: widespread, also c, sc Asia
Blue Whistling Thrush
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Tours where you can spot this bird

12 tours in Thailand 11, India 1

Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
India / New Delhi Group tour 17 days

A 17-day northern India expedition combining wetland and Himalayan birding with Ranthambhore and Corbett wildlife safaris, the Chambal River...

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Ultimate Thailand Bird Watching 35 Days Trip
Ultimate Thailand Bird Watching 35 Days Trip
Thailand Group tour 35 days

Ultimate Thailand Bird Watching – 35 Days / 34 Nights is an extensive and immersive birding journey across the full range of Thailand’s ...

Khao Luang (Krung Ching) Bird Watching 3 Days Trip
Khao Luang (Krung Ching) Bird Watching 3 Days Trip
Thailand / Khao Luang Group tour 3 days

Stay in park bungalows at Krung Ching for three days of Khao Luang rainforest birding, including two evening searches for nocturnal birds....

Khao Yai National Park Bird Watching 3 Days Trip
Khao Yai National Park Bird Watching 3 Days Trip
Thailand / Khao Yai Group tour 3 days

Take three days to explore Khao Yai’s checkpoints, waterfalls and forest tracks, with stops at a limestone temple and a bat cave on the ap...

Doi Inthanon Bird Watching 3 Days Trip
Doi Inthanon Bird Watching 3 Days Trip
Thailand / Doi Inthanon Group tour 3 days

Three days at Doi Inthanon cover the summit forest, lower checkpoints and Jeeb Track, with bungalow nights close to the morning birding....

Khao Yai Bird Watching Day Trip
Khao Yai Bird Watching Day Trip
Thailand / Khao Yai Group tour 1 day

Leave Bangkok early for a full day in Khao Yai, with time on Trail 2 in the higher evergreen forest of Khao Khiew and a late afternoon retur...

Kaeng Krachan Bird Watching Day Trip
Kaeng Krachan Bird Watching Day Trip
Thailand / Kaeng Krachan Group tour 1 day

A full day from Bangkok follows Kaeng Krachan’s forest road from the higher ground at Phanern Thung to lower stops for pittas and broadbil...

Doi Inthanon Bird Watching Day Trip
Doi Inthanon Bird Watching Day Trip
Thailand / Doi Inthanon Group tour 1 day

Work your way up Doi Inthanon from the second checkpoint to the summit forest, then spend the afternoon birding at Ban Phar Mork waterfall....

Sri Phang Nga Bird Watching Day Trip
Sri Phang Nga Bird Watching Day Trip
Thailand / Sri Phang Nga Group tour 1 day

Sri Phang-Nga Bird Watching Day Trip is a full-day guided birding experience in one of southern Thailand’s richest rainforest habitats. Ex...

Krabi Mangrove Bird Watching Day Trip
Krabi Mangrove Bird Watching Day Trip
Thailand / Krabi Group tour 1 day

Follow Krabi’s tidal channels by small boat on an easy guided outing for mangrove specialists, with a possible forest extension after lunc...

Southern Thailand Bird Watching – 9 Days
Southern Thailand Bird Watching – 9 Days
Thailand / Southern Thailand Private tour 9 days

A comprehensive 9-day private birdwatching expedition across Southern Thailand, covering mangroves, lowland rainforest, montane forest, and ...

Khao Nor Chuchi Bird Watching 3 Days Trip
Khao Nor Chuchi Bird Watching 3 Days Trip
Thailand / Khao Nor Chuchi Private tour 3 days

A focused 3-day private birdwatching tour to Khao Nor Chuchi, Thailand’s most important lowland rainforest reserve and the last stronghold...