Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: White-rumped Shama

White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus

Described by: Scopoli (1786)
Alternate common name(s): Common Shama, Shama Thrush, White-crowned Shama, Black Shama, Strickland's Shama
Old scientific name(s): Copsychus cebuensis

Photographs

near Poipu, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 10, 2005 © William Hull  near Poipu, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 10, 2005 © William Hull  near Poipu, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 10, 2005 © William Hull  near Poipu, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 12, 2005 © William Hull  near Poipu, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 13, 2005 © William Hull 
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Range

India to se. Asia and Greater Sundas;
Fragmented island distribution;
(1) W. and s. India.
(2) Sri Lanka.
(3) Nepal, n. and ne. India (Assam), Burma, s. China (s. Yunnan), nw. Thailand, and n. Indochina.
(4) Andaman Is.
(5) Thailand.
Introduced to Hawaiian Islands (Oahu, Kauai, Maui)
(6) Hainan Is.
(7) W. Malaysia.
(8) Sumatra, Bangka Is., Belitung Is., and w. Java.
(9) Prinsen Is.
(10) N. w. Sumatran Is.
(11) S. w. Sumatran Is. (Banyak Is.).
(12) Java.
(13) Anambas Is.
(14) Natuna Is.
(15) Borneo (Sarawak and Kalimantan).
(16) Kangean Is.
(17) N. Borneo (Sabah) and Banggi Is.
(18) Maratua Is.
Labuan Is., Balembangan Is., and Matasiri Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: John van der Woude

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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