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Javan Whistling-Thrush

Flycatchers, Fantails & Shamas

Myophonus glaucinus

Also known as: Sunda Whistling Thrush

Basic stats

Diet

Insects, fruit, invertebrates

Habitat

Hill and montane forest streams

Range

Sundaland, including Borneo

Clutch size

2–3 eggs

Incubation period

About 14–15 days

Size

Medium (25–27cm)

Wingspan

~33–37cm

Weight

~65–85g

A dark, glossy blue-black thrush with fine pale speckling most visible in good light, typically appearing all-dark in the shaded forest interior.

Found near hill and montane forest streams, foraging on the ground and among rocks, with a distinctive whistling song often delivered at dawn and dusk.

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