Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Danish:
Kastaniefl, Kastanjefl
Common Names in English:
Brown-winged Whistling Thrush, Chestnut-winged Whistling-thrush
Common Names in French:
Arrenga
Common Names in German:
Sumatrapfeifdrossel
Common Names in Latin:
Myiophoneus castaneus
Common Names in Polish:
Gwizdokos Kasztanowaty
Common Names in Spanish:
Arrenga Casta
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
The species is found in hill
and mountain forest
between 400 and
1,500 m1. It occurs in the subcanopy and middle-storey
along watercourses
(including dry ones)2.
[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- Family:
In: del Hoyo, J.,
Elliott, A. and Christie, C
()
- Genus:
Myophonus
()
- Temminck, 1822
- Specific name:
castaneus
- (Wardlaw Ramsay, 1880)
- Scientific name: - Myophonus castaneus (Wardlaw Ramsay, 1880)
- Specific name:
castaneus
- (Wardlaw Ramsay, 1880)
- Genus:
Myophonus
(
- Family:
In: del Hoyo, J.,
Elliott, A. and Christie, C
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
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
- Collar, N. J. 2004. Species limits in some Indonesian thrushes. Forktail 20: 71-87.
- Collar, N. J. 2005. Family Turdidae (Thrushes). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Christie, C. (eds), Handbook of birds of the world Vol. 10, pp. 514-807. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
- van Marle, J. G.; Voous, K. H. 1988. The birds of Sumatra: an annotated check-list. British Ornithologists' Union, London.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2008. Myophonus castaneus. 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: 5457126
- IUCN ID: 225020
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3963159
Footnotes
- BirdLife International 2008. Myophonus castaneus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]
