Chestnut-winged Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus castaneus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMyophonus (Whistling-Thrushes)
- SpeciesMyophonus castaneus (Chestnut-winged Whistling-Thrush)
The brown-winged whistling thrush (Myophonus castaneus), also known as the Sumatran whistling thrush or chestnut-winged whistling thrush, is a passerine bird belonging to the whistling thrush genus Myophonus in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. In the past, it has often been lumped together with the Javan whistling thrush (M. glaucinus) and Bornean whistling thrush (M. borneensis) as the "Sunda whistling thrush" (M. glaucinus) but it is now often regarded as a separate species based on differences in plumage and measurements. It is about 25 centimetres long. The black bill has an average depth of 7.3 millimetres, slenderer than the bills of the Bornean and Javan whistling thrushes. The legs and feet are dark brown. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-winged Whistling-Thrush sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 126 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park
Shiny Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus melanurus
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra
Large Niltava
Niltava grandis
Sunda Forktail
Enicurus velatus
Lesser Shortwing
Brachypteryx leucophris
Indigo Flycatcher
Eumyias indigo
Sumatran Robin
Myiomela sumatrana
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher
Rhinomyias olivaceus
Rufous-vented Niltava
Niltava sumatrana
Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis turcosus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-winged Whistling-Thrush in Kerinci Seblat National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-winged Whistling-Thrush sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 126 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-winged Whistling-Thrush in Kerinci Seblat National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-winged Whistling-Thrush in Kerinci Seblat National Park in our monthly data.