The Malabar Whisting Thrush, Myophonus horsfieldii, is a whistling thrush in the thrush family Turdidae. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ... Genus Myophonus The whistling thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Myophonus of the thrush family Turdidae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – October 26, 1840) was an Irish zoologist and politician. ... Genus Myophonus The whistling thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Myophonus of the thrush family Turdidae. ... Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ...

It breeds in the hills of peninsular India. Populations are resident.

Malabar Whisting Thrush is found in jungle or other dense forest near water. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, frogs, worms and berries. It nests in bushes or similar, laying several (usually 2 to 4) eggs on in a neat cup-shaped nest on a ledge often near a waterfall. Classes & Orders Subclass: Apterygota Orders Archaeognatha (Bristletails) Thysanura (Silverfish) Monura - extinct Subclass: Pterygota Orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Infraclass: Neoptera Orders Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (walking sticks) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera... Frogs are amphibians in the Order Anura, which includes frogs and toads. ... WORM means Write Once, Read Many. ... An average Whooping Crane egg is 102 mm long, and weighs 208 grams A baby tortoise emerges from a reptile egg. ... A basket style nest A nest is place of refuge built to hold an animals eggs and/or provide a place to raise their offspring. ...

It does not form flocks, although several birds may be loosely associated in suitable habitat.

Adults are 25cm long, dark blue with a blacker head and back. There are bright blue patches on the shoulders and forehead. The juvenile has browner plumage and lack the blue forehead.

This is a bold species which is often found near human habitation. The male sings its varied and melodious whistling song from trees. It is kept as a cage bird, and can be taught to whistle entire tunes. Nest and nest- site selection of the Malabar Whistling Thrush (Myiophonus horsfieldii) in silent valley national park, Kerala,India were studied by Anoop das K.S and Lalitha Vijayan from Division of Avian Ecology, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History(SACON),India. Information on this species is scanty. Hence, nest-site selection of this species was studied in Silent Valley National Park during March to December (2002 breeding season). Three locations were selected in Sirendhri area at different elevations, namely Pathrakadavu (600m), Sirendhri (1000m), and Punnamala (1400m), all along the streams. At each location two hectares area was searched intensively for nests. A total of 21 nests were located mostly on rocks along the edge of the stream and one each in a tree hole and inside an abandoned building. Details of the nests and nest sites were recorded. The nest was a cup made of moss, bamboo roots and grass, which was having a broad base and tapering towards the top. The base of the nest was pasted on the rock with mud. Mean nest height was 14.8cm and depth 7.4cm. The mean outer width and inner width were 21.5cm and 13.1cm respectively. Mean height from the ground was 125.8cm. The nest site was about 6m from water with 60% rock cover. The nests were mostly fully concealed and success was directly related to it. The birds had site fidelity occupying the old nests or nesting nearby the old nests

Reference

• Birds of India by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN 0-691-04910-6
• Thrushes by Clement and Hathaway, ISBN 0-7136-3940-7
• Nest and nest site selection of Malabar Whistling Thrush in Silent Valley National Park,By Anoop Das K.S. and L.Vijayan (2003). In Proc. Of 28th Conference of the Ethological Soc. of India, Mundanthurai, Tirunelveli (Eds. R. Annamalai, M,. Narayanan & Juliet Vanitharani) Dept. Zool. Sara Tucker College, Tirunelveli & Tamil Nadu Forest Dept, KMTR, Tirunelveli. Pp 83-86