LOCAL NAMES

• Sri Lanka Arangaya, ශ්‍රී ලංකා අරංගයා, ශ්‍රී ලංකා උරුවන්-තිරාසිකයා, Sri Lanka Uruwan Thirasikaya, থ্রাশ, थ्रश, TORDO, ಥ್ರಶ್, ത്രഷ്, ਥ੍ਰਸ਼, த்ரஷ், త్రష్,
• Dutch Ceylonfluitlijster
• English Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush
• English (United States) Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush
• French Arrenga de Ceylan
• French (French Guiana) Arrenga de Ceylan
• German Ceylonpfeifdrossel
• Japanese セイロンルリチョウ
• Norwegian veddaplystretrost
• Polish gwizdokos cejloński
• Russian Ланкийская синяя птица
• Serbian Drozd zviždač sa Šri Lanke
• Slovak hvízdač cejlónsky
• Spanish Arrenga de Ceilán
• Spanish (Spain) Arrenga de Ceilán
• Swedish ceylonvisseltrast
• Turkish Seylan Islıkçı Bülbülü
• Ukrainian Аренга цейлонська

DESCRIPTION

Myophonus blighi, It is very shy, scarce, localised and declining due to habitat loss. Perhaps the best chance to spot is at dawn at Horton Plains National Park and at a site near the Haggala Botanical Gardens close to Nuwara Eliya. It is a resident endemic bird in Sri Lanka. It is found in the highlands of Sri Lanka in jungles or other dense forests near water. Adult males are dark blue with a darker head and back. There are bright blue patches on the shoulders and forehead. The female is brown above and chestnut below, but has a bright blue shoulder patch like the male. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, frogs, earthworms and berries. The male sings its simple whistling song from trees, usually in deep cover. their calls are like … It is featured in the 5 rupees postal stamp in Sri Lanka. Named locally as Sri Lanka Arangaya.