How big is a Shiny Whistling Thrush?

The Shiny Whistling Thrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 67 g.

Where can you see a Shiny Whistling Thrush?

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

What birds look similar to a Shiny Whistling Thrush?

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

Is the Shiny Whistling Thrush endangered?

The Shiny Whistling Thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Shiny Whistling Thrush

Myophonus melanurus

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

The Shiny Whistling Thrush (Myophonus melanurus) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found only in Indonesia, weighing about 67 g. The shiny whistling thrush is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats omnivoreforestcup nest67 g

Shiny Whistling Thrush (Myophonus melanurus), photo 1 — Photo: Kalvin Chan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Shiny Whistling Thrush (Myophonus melanurus), photo 2 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Shiny Whistling Thrush (Myophonus melanurus), photo 3 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Shiny Whistling Thrush (Myophonus melanurus), photo 4 — Photo: Thomas Gyselinck · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Shiny Whistling Thrush (Myophonus melanurus), photo 5 — Photo: Subir B. Shakya · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Shiny Whistling Thrush (Myophonus melanurus), photo 6 — Photo: Subir B. Shakya · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Shiny Whistling Thrush

The shiny whistling thrush is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the Barisan Mountains in Sumatra.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Shiny Whistling Thrush look like?: The shiny whistling thrush is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is a Shiny Whistling Thrush?: The Shiny Whistling Thrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 67 g.
Where can you see a Shiny Whistling Thrush?: The Shiny Whistling Thrush is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Shiny Whistling Thrush?: The Shiny Whistling Thrush is most easily confused with the Malayan Whistling Thrush, the Brown-winged Whistling Thrush and the Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush.
Is the Shiny Whistling Thrush endangered?: The Shiny Whistling Thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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