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Shiny Whistling-Thrush

Myophonus melanurus
Family
Old World Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
shwthr1, SHWT, SWTH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyOld World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
SpeciesMyophonus melanurus
Codesshwthr1, SHWT, SWTH
Identification

The Shiny Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus melanurus) is a member of the Old World Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code shwthr1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Old World Flycatchers
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa griseisticta
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa randi
Sumba Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa segregata
Shiny Whistling-Thrush photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Myophonus melanurus

Family: Old World Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: shwthr1