Myophonus caeruleus (Scopoli, 1786)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Myophonus caeruleus caeruleus 白斑紫嘯鶇 (Blue Whistling Thrush), Kinmen, Taiwan
孫鋒 林 from Taipei, Taiwan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a bird in the Old World flycatchers family Muscicapidae that is found in the mountains of Central Asia, South Asia, China and Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk. The widely distributed populations show variations in size and plumage, with six subspecies accepted. Like others in the genus, they feed on the ground, often along streams and in damp places, foraging for snails, crabs, insects, and fruit.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue whistling thrush; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:02:57.051475+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myophonus caeruleus (Scopoli, 1786)
- Name authority
- (Scopoli, 1786)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Myophonus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
- genusMyophonus Temminck, 1822
- speciesMyophonus caeruleus (Scopoli, 1786)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myophonus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Myophonus blighi (Holdsworth, 1872) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Myophonus castaneus R. G. W. Ramsay, 1880 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Myophonus glaucinus (Temminck, 1823) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Myophonus borneensis Slater, 1885 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Myophonus horsfieldii Vigors, 1831 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Myophonus insularis Gould, 1863 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Myophonus melanurus (Salvadori, 1879) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Myophonus robinsoni Ogilvie-Grant, 1905 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myiophonus caeruleus (Scopoli, 1786) (Scopoli, 1786) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916148 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4555J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.