Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Modravec Sr
Common Names in Danish:
Sri Lanka-Fl
Common Names in Dutch:
Ceylon-Fluitlijster, Ceylonfluitlijster
Common Names in English:
Blyth's Whistling Thrush, Ceylon Whistling Thrush, Ceylon Whistling-Thrush, Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush, Sri lanka whistling-thrush
Common Names in Finnish:
Ceyloninjokirastas, Srilankanjokirastas
Common Names in French:
Arrenga De Ceylan
Common Names in German:
Ceylon Pfeifdrossel, Ceylonpfeifdrossel
Common Names in Italian:
Tordo Fischiatore Di Sri Lanka, Tordo Zufolatore Di Sri Lanka
Common Names in Japanese:
Seironrurichou
Common Names in Latin:
Myiophoneus blighi
Common Names in Polish:
Gwizdokos Cejlonski
Common Names in Spanish:
Arrenga De Ceil
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
It is a secretive, ground-dwelling bird confined to dense mountain
forests
above c.900 m
, usually close to streams
, especially in ravines
and gorges
. Breeding is from January-May, and possibly again in September,
on rock ledges next to waterfalls
or rapids
and also in the forks
of trees
.
[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
()
- Superfamily:
Muscicapoidea
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Myophonus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 10 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. blighi (Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush) · M. borneensis (Bornean Whistling-Thrush) · M. caeruleus (Himalayan Whistling Thrush) · M. caeruleus caeruleus (Himalayan Whistling Thrush) · M. castaneus (Brown-Winged Whistling Thrush) · M. glaucinus (Sunda Whistling Thrush) · M. horsfieldii (Malabar Whistling-Thrush) · M. insularis (Greenland White-Fronted Goose) · M. melanurus (Shiny Whistling-Thrush) · M. robinsoni (Malaysian Whistling-Thrush)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- BirdLife International 2006. Threatened Birds of the World 2006. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/05/2006.
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2001. Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- Collar, N.J. and Andrew, P. 1988. Birds to Watch. The ICBP World Checklist of Threatened Birds. ICBP Technical Publication No. 8. Page Bros. (Norwich) Ltd, Norfolk, England.
- Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2008. Myophonus blighi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 22602
- IUCN ID: 225017
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1026109
Footnotes
- BirdLife International 2008. Myophonus blighi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]
