Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Taiwan Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus insularis
- epik
- 65 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A near-black shadow that walks the wet stones beside Taiwanese streams, sending a long thin whistle up the gorge. Closer in, the darkness flickers with tiny blue sparks.
- Populasi
- The population is not precisely quantified (reasonably common and widespread, stable trend); an older, still-circulating estimate of 10,000-100,000 breeding pairs with a suspected decreasing trend conflicts with the stable trend.
- Habitat
- Subtropical/tropical moist lowland and montane forest, especially along permanent rivers/streams, roughly 400 m up to 2,400-2,700 m elevation; strongly forest-dependent
- Fakta menarik
- The Taiwan Whistling-Thrush is a glossy blackish-blue, red-eyed island endemic that forages by hopping among rocks in mountain streams at dawn and dusk, giving loud melodious whistles.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to Taiwan (extent of occurrence ~26,600 km²); non-migratory, permanent resident
- Makanan
- Omnivorous stream forager: aquatic and terrestrial insects, earthworms, small shrimp, frogs, small reptiles, and fish
- Ukuran
- 0,29 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,4 m
- Masa hidup
- 4 tahun
