Listen to the Malabar whistling thrush
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About the Malabar whistling thrush
The Malabar whistling thrush is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 117 g.
What does the Malabar whistling thrush sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as malabar whistling thrush. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Malabar whistling thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii) is a whistling thrush in the family Muscicapidae. The bird has been called whistling schoolboy for the whistling calls that they make at dawn that have a very human quality. The species is a resident in the Western Ghats and associated hills of peninsular India including central India and parts of the Eastern Ghats.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Malabar whistling thrush sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Malabar whistling thrush on this page, including its malabar whistling thrush. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Malabar whistling thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Malabar whistling thrush as “least concern”.
What family does the Malabar whistling thrush belong to?
The Malabar whistling thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Malabar whistling thrush by L. Shyamal – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1063234 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Malabar whistling thrush – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves . Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author. I… – CC BY-SA 4.0