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 LC    Formosan Whistling-Thrush* Id (Atlas):
    Myophonus insularis

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Taiwan Whistling-Thrush, Formosan Whistling-thrush, Taiwan Whistling Thrush

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
28 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1862

Habitat
Mainly damp areas, typically near streams and rivers in dense broadleaf evergreen forest. From 400 - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)
China (mainland), Taiwan (China).

Taiwan.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A screeched, rising 'zhreeeeeh', 'tssseeoo' or 'sui yi', often uttered at first light. Song is a series of loud, lushly melodious rising and falling whistles, with high-pitched piping notes and short trills.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

 
Taiwan Whistling Thrush (Myophonus insularis) [XC61340]
     by Tsai-Yu Wu from Datieliao Gu Dao, Daxi Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan (song)

 
Taiwan Whistling Thrush (Myophonus insularis) [XC539018]
     by \u8521\u80b2\u502b from Nuannuan, Taiwan (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Previously considered conspecific with Malabar Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii).


References
See References.


Files:
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