Sri Lanka whistling thrush

Myophonus blighi

The Sri Lanka whistling thrush (Myophonus blighi) is a bird found in Sri Lanka. Found in Sri Lanka. It eats fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Myophonus blighi
Region	Asia
Found in	Sri Lanka

🏡 Where the Sri Lanka whistling thrush lives

Found in Sri Lanka.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit70%
🐛 Insects & bugs30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 105 grams. It mostly eats fruit and insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Okamoto Keita Sin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC756641. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Sri Lanka whistling thrush

Where does the Sri Lanka whistling thrush live?

The Sri Lanka whistling thrush lives in Sri Lanka. Found in Sri Lanka.

What does the Sri Lanka whistling thrush eat?

fruit (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Sri Lanka whistling thrush endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.