The blue whistling thrush is a whistling thrush 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 several of them considered as subspecies. Like others in the genus, they feed on the ground, often along streams and in damp places foraging for snails, crabs, fruits and insects. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Scopoli, GA 1786)
Reference:
Delic. Florae Faunae Insubr.
2 p.88
Protonym:
Gracula (caerulea)
Type locality:
China ; restricted to Canton by Stresemann, 1924, Abh. Ber. Mus. Dresden, 16, no. 2, p. 28.
Avibase ID:
DE6C227DB24CCC29
Avibase ID:
avibase-DE6C227D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DE6C227D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916148
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Arrenga siffleur ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Arrenga siffleur ( Myiophoneus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myiophoneus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
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Clements 3rd edition: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myiophoneus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myiophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2022: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Himalayan Whistling Thrush ( Myiophoneus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Himalayan Whistling Thrush ( Myiophoneus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue Whistling-thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myiophoneus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Myiophoneus caeruleus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Myiophoneus caeruleus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Myiophoneus caeruleus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myiophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue Whistling-Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Blue Whistling Thrush ( Myophonus caeruleus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Myophonus caeruleus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Myophonus caeruleus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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