C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Muscicapidae

White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

CIOC 9143

White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

Passeriformes · Muscicapidae

White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus).

ATK81

DEF52

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 23–28 cm
Body Mass: 29.2 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 81

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 81).

DEF 52

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 52).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

L. Shyamal · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Oriental: India through Southern China & Indochina & Greater Sundas and satellites Habitat: Forest & Woodland

9 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Copsychus malabaricus malabaricus
w, s India
Copsychus malabaricus macrourus
Nepal and n India to s China and Indochina including Con Son I. (off s Vietnam)
Copsychus malabaricus tricolor
w Malaysia, Sumatra and e satellites
Copsychus malabaricus suavis
Borneo (except n)
Copsychus malabaricus hypolizus
Simeulue Island, west coast of Sumatra. Extinct in the wild
Copsychus malabaricus opisthochrus
Lasia and Babi Islands, west coast of Sumatra. Extinct in the wild
Copsychus malabaricus melanurus
w Sumatran is. (w of Sumatra)
Copsychus malabaricus mirabilis
Panaitan (=Prinsen, w of Java)
Copsychus malabaricus ngae
islands off the w Thai-Malay Pen. from Yam Yai I. to the Langkawi Arch. Possibly extinct in the wild.