Shiny whistling thrush

The shiny whistling thrush (Myophonus melanurus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the Barisan Mountains in Sumatra.

Shiny whistling thrush

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Myophonus
Species:
M. melanurus
Binomial name
Myophonus melanurus
(Salvadori, 1879)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myophonus melanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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