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Myophonus blighi (Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush)

Synonyms: Myiophoneus blighi blighi; Myiophonus blighi; Myiophonus blighi blighi

Wikipedia Abstract

The Sri Lanka whistling thrush (Myophonus blighi) is a whistling thrush in the family Muscicapidae. It is a resident endemic bird in Sri Lanka. It is found in the highlands of Sri Lanka in jungle or other dense forest near water. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, frogs, earthworms and berries. It lays one or two eggs in a neat cup-shaped nest in a bush or on a ledge near water. It does not form flocks, although several birds may be loosely associated in suitable habitat. The male sings its simple whistling song from trees, usually in deep cover.
View Wikipedia Record: Myophonus blighi

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Myophonus blighi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
49
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.39702
EDGE Score: 3.93527

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore
Diet - Fruit [1]  70 %
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  30 %
Forages - Ground [1]  100 %
Clutch Size [2]  2
Snout to Vent Length [2]  8 inches (21 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
2Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0