Sumatran Cochoa (Cochoa beccarii)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvadori, 1879

Habitat
Middle and upper storeys of tropical lower montane forest. From 1,000 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB).

Mountains of Sumatra.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Forest habitat loss through agricultural encroachment and logging, trade and hunting are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rather thin, high-pitched and drawn out whistle (like other cochoas).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Sumatran Cochoa (Cochoa beccarii) [XC576885]
by id from , Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Has been thought to form a superspecies with Javan Cochoa (Cochoa azurea), and has often been considered conspecific, but significant differences in size and plumage.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Shiny Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus melanurus) which is more plump, noisy and more uniform dark blue.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sumatran Cochoa (Cochoa beccarii) - 10 files

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