| Blue Whistling-thrush | |
|---|---|
| in Royal Agricultural Station, Ang Khang, Mon Pin, Chiang Mai, Thailand. | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Myophonus |
| Species: | M. caeruleus |
| Binomial name | |
| Myophonus caeruleus (Scopoli, 1786) |
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The Blue Whistling-thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a species of thrush in the family Turdidae. At 178 grams (6.3 oz) and 33 cm (13 inches), it is believed to be the world's largest species of thrush. It feeds mainly on insects.[1]
It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.