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The white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. Native to densely vegetated habitats in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, its popularity as a cage-bird and songster has led to it being introduced elsewhere.
The magpie-robins or shamas (from shama, Bengali and Hindi for C. malabaricus) are medium-sized insectivorous birds (some also eat berries and other fruit) in the genus Copsychus. They were formerly in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus. Sign in to see your badges. Identification. POWERED BY MERLIN. A thrushlike bird with a long, graduated tail. Males are glossy black above and rich chestnut below. Females are similar but paler. Juveniles are reddish brown with rusty wingbars.
The white-crowned shama (Copsychus stricklandii) is a bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.
White-rumped Shama is a large dark bird in the Muscicapidae family. It can grow up to 28 cm long. It has white rump and long, blackish tail. The male has a glossy blue-black head, breast and upperparts, in contrast with deep orange rufous underparts. For females, it is quite similar to the male, but it has dark greyish head and upperparts, and ...
Apr 29, 2013 · Copsychus malabaricus is a passerine bird native to south and south-east Asia. Its popularity as a cage bird has caused significant population declines in parts of its native range, but international trade has resulted in the establishment (since the 1980s) of a feral population in Taiwan, where it is of concern as a possible invasive species.
Copsychus malabaricus [tricolor, mallopercnus, ochroptilus, abbotti or eumesus]: southern Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Riau and Lingga Archipelagos, Bangka and Belitung islands, Anambas Islands, Natuna Islands, and western Java.
Oct 25, 2022 · White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whrsha.01.1.
May 23, 2022 · We here describe a new subspecies of the white-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus from the western islands of the Thai Malay Peninsula. The new subspecies is mitogenomically distinct from other members of the complex.
Copsychus malabaricus has an almost completely black body, except for the underparts that are bright red to dull orange. On the head there is a slight blue tinge. The long tail is held up in a state of surprise or chirping.
