Malabar Whistling-Thrush
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Malabar Whistling-Thrush

Myophonus horsfieldii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Mudumalai National Park
84 Verified records at Mudumalai National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Malabar whistling thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii) is a whistling thrush in the family Muscicapidae. The bird has been called 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. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Whistling-Thrush sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mudumalai National Park

Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

40–50% · Likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

30–40% · Possible
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

30–40% · Possible
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

20–30% · Possible
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

20–30% · Possible
Kashmir Flycatcher
VU

Kashmir Flycatcher

Bird

Ficedula subrubra

Insufficient data
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa muttui

<5% · Rare
Indian Blue Robin

Indian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia brunnea

<5% · Rare
Blue Rock-Thrush
LC

Blue Rock-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Monticola solitarius

<5% · Rare
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

<5% · Rare
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malabar Whistling-Thrush in Mudumalai National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Whistling-Thrush sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malabar Whistling-Thrush in Mudumalai National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Malabar Whistling-Thrush in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.

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