Malabar Whistling Thrush
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PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON NO. 676.. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...MALABAR WHISTLING THRUSH... WATERCOLOUR...A4... 2016..[ From Ref. photograph of Mr. RAJA PRASATH DORAIRAJ]... The Malabar whistling thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii) is a whistling thrush in the family Muscicapidae. They are also known locally by the name of whistling schoolboy for the whistling calls that they make at dawn that have a very human quality. The species is a resident in the Western Ghats and associated hills of peninsular India including central India and parts of the Eastern Ghats. This large thrush appears blackish with shiny patches of blue on the forehead and shoulders. The blue becomes visible only in oblique lighting. The bill and legs are black. The sexes are indistinguishable and juveniles are more brownish and lack the blue forehead. 25–30 cm lenth; 101–130 gm.weight. Song a long unpredictable series of rich, mournful, low-pitched, uncannily human-like whistles. The species is omnivorous, eating
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