---
title: "Taiwan Whistling-Thrush"
description: "Myophonus insularis — Aves. The Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis), also known as the Formosan whistling thrush, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/taiwan-whistling-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Taiwan Whistling-Thrush

> Myophonus insularis — Aves. The Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis), also known as the Formosan whistling thrush, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

- Scientific name: *Myophonus insularis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2130
- Wikidata: [Q386368](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q386368)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73078](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73078)

## Names

- en: Taiwan Whistling-Thrush
- de: Formosapfeifdrossel
- es: Arrenga de Formosa
- fr: Arrenga de Taïwan
- pl: Gwizdokos wyspowy

## Countries with the most observations

TW (2018)

## Summary

The Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis), also known as the Formosan whistling thrush, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Taiwan.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_whistling_thrush

## Photo

![Taiwan Whistling-Thrush](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/taiwan-whistling-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: 李奕寯 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202522747

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/taiwan-whistling-thrush?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).