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Malabar Whistling-Thrush

Myophonus horsfieldii Vigors, NA 1831

The Malabar whistling thrush 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Myophonus
Scientific:
  Myophonus horsfieldii

Original description

Citation:
  Vigors, NA 1831

Reference:
   Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London Part 1 no.3 p. 35

Protonym:
  Myophonus Horsfieldii

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16559#page/49/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1C4DA989ED0A294D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1C4DA989

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1C4DA989

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916146

Geographic range:

  • Myophonus horsfieldii: Swift flowing rocky streams of peninsular India
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Catalan:
griva xiuladora malabar
Czech:
modravec malabarský
Danish:
Indisk Fløjtedrossel
German:
Malabarpfeifdrossel
Spanish:
Arrenga Indio
Spanish (Spain):
Arrenga Indio
Finnish:
intianjokirastas
French:
Arrenga de Malabar
Croatian:
riječni kamenjar
Hungarian:
malabári fütyülőrigó
Italian:
Tordo fischiatore del Malabar
Japanese (romaji):
indorurichou
Japanese:
インドルリチョウ
Lithuanian:
Malabarinė mėlynpaukštė
Dutch:
Malabarfluitlijster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Malabarplystretrast
Norwegian:
Malabarplystretrost
Polish:
gwizdokos malabarski
Portuguese:
tordo-assobiador-do-malabar
Russian:
Малабарская синяя птица
Slovak:
hvízdač modročelý
Serbian:
Malabarski drozd zviždač
Swedish:
ghatsvisseltrast
Ukrainian:
Аренга малабарська
Chinese:
马拉啸鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
馬拉巴紫嘯鶇

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Arrenga de Malabar ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Arrenga de Malabar ( Myiophoneus horsfieldii)
Clements 1st edition:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myiophoneus horsfieldii)
Clements, version 2021:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements, version 2022:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements 3rd edition:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myiophoneus horsfieldii)
Clements 4th edition:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myiophonus horsfieldii)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements, version 2016:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements, version 2017:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements, version 2018:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Clements, version 2019:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
eBird version 1.50:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
eBird version 1.52:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
eBird version 1.53:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
eBird version 1.54:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
eBird version 1.55:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
eBird version 2015:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myiophoneus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myiophoneus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Malabar Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myiophoneus horsfieldii)
Oriental Bird Club:
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Myiophoneus horsfieldii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Myiophoneus horsfieldii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Myiophoneus horsfieldii
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myiophonus horsfieldii)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Malabar Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Malabar Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus horsfieldii)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Myophonus horsfieldii
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Myophonus horsfieldii

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: griva xiuladora malabar
Czech: modravec malabarský, Skalník malabarský
Danish: Indisk Fløjtedrossel
German: Horsfield-Pfeifdrossel, Malabar Pfeifdrossel, Malabarpfeifdrossel
English: Malabar Whistling Thrush, Malabar whistling trush, Malabar Whistling-Thrush
English, HBW: Malabar Whistling-thrush
English (IOC): Malabar Whistling Thrush
English (United States): Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Spanish: Arrenga Indio
Spanish (Spain): Arrenga Indio
Spanish (HBW): Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Finnish: Intianjokirastas
French: Arrenga de Malabar, Merle siffleur de Malabar
Croatian: riječni kamenjar
Hungarian: malabári fütyülőrigó
Italian: Tordo fischiatore del Malabar, Tordo zufolatore del Malabar
Japanese (romaji): indorurichou
Japanese: インドルリチョウ
Scientific: Myiophoneus horsfieldii, Myiophoneus horsfildii, Myiophonus horsfieldii, Myophoneus horsfieldii, Myophonus horsfieldii
Lithuanian: Malabarinė mėlynpaukštė
Malayalam: ചൂളക്കാക്ക, ചൂളക്കാക്ക 
Marathi: मलबार शिळ कस्तूर
Dutch: Malabarfluitlijster, Malabar-fluitlijster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Malabarplystretrast
Norwegian: Malabarplystretrost
Polish: gwizdokos malabarski
Portuguese: tordo-assobiador-do-malabar
Portuguese (Portugal): tordo-assobiador-indiano
Russian: Малабарская синяя птица, Малабарский дрозд
Slovak: hvízdač modročelý
Serbian: Malabarski drozd zviždač
Swedish: ghatsvisseltrast, Malabarvisseltrast
Tamil: Seegaar Poong Kuruvi
Turkish: Malabar Islıkçı Bülbülü, Malabar ıslıkçı bülbülü
Ukrainian: Аренга малабарська
Chinese: 马拉啸鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 馬拉巴紫嘯鶇

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