How big is a Brown-winged Whistling Thrush?

The Brown-winged Whistling Thrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 90 g.

Where can you see a Brown-winged Whistling Thrush?

The Brown-winged Whistling Thrush is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Brown-winged Whistling Thrush?

The Brown-winged Whistling Thrush is most easily confused with the Shiny Whistling Thrush, the Malayan Whistling Thrush and the Javan Whistling Thrush.

Is the Brown-winged Whistling Thrush endangered?

The Brown-winged Whistling Thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Brown-winged Whistling Thrush

Myophonus castaneus

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Brown-winged Whistling Thrush (Myophonus castaneus) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found only in Indonesia, weighing about 90 g. The brown-winged whistling thrush, also known as the Sumatran whistling thrush or chestnut-winged whistling thrush, is a passerine bird belonging to the whistling thrush genus Myophonus in the family Muscicapidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats omnivoreforest90 g

Brown-winged Whistling Thrush (Myophonus castaneus), photo 1 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Brown-winged Whistling Thrush (Myophonus castaneus), photo 2 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Brown-winged Whistling Thrush (Myophonus castaneus), photo 3 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Brown-winged Whistling Thrush (Myophonus castaneus), photo 4 — Photo: Seth Wollney · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Brown-winged Whistling Thrush (Myophonus castaneus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Seth Wollney, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brown-winged Whistling Thrush (Myophonus castaneus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Jason Alexander, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brown-winged Whistling Thrush (Myophonus castaneus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Kalvin Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Brown-winged Whistling Thrush

The brown-winged whistling thrush, also known as the Sumatran whistling thrush or chestnut-winged whistling thrush, is a passerine bird belonging to the whistling thrush genus Myophonus in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. In the past, it has often been lumped together with the Javan whistling thrush and Bornean whistling thrush as the "Sunda whistling thrush" but it is now often regarded as a separate species based on differences in plumage and measurements.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Brown-winged Whistling Thrush look like?: The brown-winged whistling thrush, also known as the Sumatran whistling thrush or chestnut-winged whistling thrush, is a passerine bird belonging to the whistling thrush genus Myophonus in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is a Brown-winged Whistling Thrush?: The Brown-winged Whistling Thrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 90 g.
Where can you see a Brown-winged Whistling Thrush?: The Brown-winged Whistling Thrush is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Brown-winged Whistling Thrush?: The Brown-winged Whistling Thrush is most easily confused with the Shiny Whistling Thrush, the Malayan Whistling Thrush and the Javan Whistling Thrush.
Is the Brown-winged Whistling Thrush endangered?: The Brown-winged Whistling Thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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