Taiwan whistling thrush

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Taiwan whistling thrush

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus:
Myophonus
Species:
M. insularis
Binomial name
Myophonus insularis
Gould, 1863
Synonyms[2]

Myiophonus insularis
Myophonus horsfieldii insularis

The Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis), also known as the Formosan whistling thrush, is a species of

endemic to Taiwan.[3]

Taxonomy

The Taiwan whistling thrush was collected by

monotypic.[6]

Distribution and habitat

This thrush is endemic to Taiwan. Its natural

montane forests.[1] It is found at elevations of up to 2,700 m (8,900 ft).[7]

Description

Its length is 28 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in). The wings are 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long. It is mostly blackish-blue. Some feathers are navy blue or metallic blue. Some underwing coverts have white bases. The underparts are blackish.

gape of the juvenile is yellowish.[8]

Behaviour and ecology

Activity is greatest at dawn and dusk. It jumps among rocks in forest streams. It often opens and closes its tail when it is sitting on a rock.[8] Its call is a sharp whistle, described as screee.[8] Its song is loud and melodious whistles.[7]

Breeding

The Taiwan whistling thrush is

altricial. They have few feathers.[6] Both parents feed the nestlings.[8] Chicks leave the nest after about 21 days.[6]

Diet

The diet consists of shrimp, earthworms, insects, frogs, reptiles, and fish,[8] obtained by foraging in or near streams.[7]

Status

The

least concern. Its population is estimated at 10,000 to 100,000 breeding pairs and is suspected to be decreasing due to habitat destruction.[1] It was listed as other conservation-deserving wildlife in the schedule of protected species of the Taiwan Wildlife Conservation Act, but was removed from the list in 2008.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708334A94156924.en
    . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Myophonus insularis Gould, 1863". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ Frank Gill; David Donsker (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ^ Gould, John (1862). "Descriptions of Sixteen New Species of Birds from the Island of Formosa, collected by Robert Swinhoe, Esq., Her Majesty's Vice-Consul at Formosa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1862: 280.
  5. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1863.tb05732.x
    .
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Myophonus insularis Gould, 1863". Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-0-6911-3926-5
    .
  8. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4081-3542-6
    .
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