Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)
About the Blue Whistling Thrush
The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a bird in the Old World flycatchers family Muscicapidae that is found in the mountains of Central Asia, South Asia, China and Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk. The widely distributed populations show variations in size and plumage, with six subspecies accepted. Like others in the genus, they feed on the ground, often along streams and in damp places, foraging for snails, crabs, insects, and fruit.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 217 recordings for this species: 63 CC BY-NC-SA · 8 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Malabar Whistling ThrushMyophonus horsfieldiirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.