White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) White-rumped Shama
The White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Copsychus malabaricus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- White-rumped Shama
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Copsychus malabaricus malabaricus
- Copsychus malabaricus macrourus
- Copsychus malabaricus ngae
- Copsychus malabaricus tricolor
- Copsychus malabaricus hypolizus
- Copsychus malabaricus opisthochrus
- Copsychus malabaricus melanurus
- Copsychus malabaricus mirabilis
- Copsychus malabaricus suavis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa malabarica
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- Mahe, Malabar.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.96
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
Indian Robin
Copsychus fulicatus
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
Sri Lanka Shama
Copsychus leggei
White-crowned Shama
Copsychus stricklandii
Maratua Shama
Copsychus barbouri
Kangean Shama
Copsychus nigricauda
Andaman Shama
Copsychus albiventris
Larwo Shama
Copsychus omissus
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