Bornean Whistling Thrush - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by martinuk
Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia, July 2010

Myophonus borneensis

Distribution

Endemic to Borneo.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of Sunda Whistling Thrush.

Habitat

Foothill and montane forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes snails.

Breeding

Its cup shaped nest is built from moss and twigs in a rock crevice and is lined with roots nd leaves. 3-4 grey speckled eggs are laid.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Bornean Whistling Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 November 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bornean_Whistling_Thrush

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