Malabar Whistling-Thrush
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Malabar Whistling-Thrush

Myophonus horsfieldii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
90 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
June 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Whistling-Thrush sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 90 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

30–40% · Possible
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

10–20% · With luck
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

10–20% · With luck
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

5–10% · With luck
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

5–10% · With luck
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

5–10% · Rare
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis pallidipes

<5% · Rare
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola cinclorhynchus

<5% · Rare
Red-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Red-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula parva

<5% · Rare
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa muttui

<5% · Rare
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Nagarhole National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Whistling-Thrush sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 90 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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