Malabar Whistling Thrush

Myophonus horsfieldii Vigors, 1831

Malabar Whistling Thrush, Myophonus horsfieldii, is a resident bird of southern India in the Oriental Region, especially the Western Ghats and linked hill country. It belongs to the Muscicapidae and was described by Vigors in 1831. It is closely tied to dense riverine forest, where it uses dark undergrowth and the edges of rocky hill streams and rivers. It is also found in secondary growth and plantations, from foothills to 2200 m, and may move down to the plains in the rainy season. It is usually seen alone or in pairs, often near people where habitat remains suitable.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Breeding range

Oriental Region: s India