Sri Lanka Shama
Copsychus leggei(Whistler, H, 1941)
English (US) Sri Lanka Shama
The Sri Lanka Shama (Copsychus leggei) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Copsychus leggei
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Sri Lanka Shama
- Described by
- (Whistler, H, 1941)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Kittacincla malabarica leggei
- Described by
- (Whistler, H, 1941)
- Type locality
- Uragaha, Ceylon.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.14, vol.5, no.2 p.319
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Rufous-tailed Shama
Copsychus pyrropygus
Madagascar Magpie-Robin
Copsychus albospecularis
Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Copsychus sechellarum
Philippine Magpie-Robin
Copsychus mindanensis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
White-crowned Shama
Copsychus stricklandii
Maratua Shama
Copsychus barbouri
Kangean Shama
Copsychus nigricauda
Andaman Shama
Copsychus albiventris
Larwo Shama
Copsychus omissus
White-browed Shama
Copsychus luzoniensis
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