Bornean whistling thrush | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: | Myophonus |
Species: | M. borneensis |
Binomial name | |
Myophonus borneensis Slater, H.H., 1885 |
The Bornean whistling thrush (Myophonus borneensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia, where it is endemic to the island of Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
On average, Borean whistling thrushes lay clutch sizes of about 2 eggs, which they incubate for about 18 days. The nesting period lasts 24 days.
They are threatened by climate change, especially droughts.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Myophonus borneensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732973A95053418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732973A95053418.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
- ^ Zarri, Elise C.; Martin, Thomas E. (2022). "A comparison of the breeding biology of the Bornean Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus borneensis) and White-crowned Forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti borneensis)". Journal of Field Ornithology. 93 (3). doi:10.5751/jfo-00133-930303. ISSN 1557-9263.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Myophonus borneensis |
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