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White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli, GA 1786)

The white-rumped shama 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Copsychus
Scientific:
  Copsychus malabaricus

Original description

Citation:
  (Scopoli, GA 1786)

Reference:
   Delic. Florae Faunae Insubr. 2 p.96

Protonym:
  Muscicapa malabarica

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28611958

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AD4921082CCF51A2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AD492108

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AD492108

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179832

Geographic range:

  • Copsychus malabaricus malabaricus: S peninsular India
  • Copsychus malabaricus leggei: Sri Lanka
  • Copsychus malabaricus [macrourus, interpositus, pellogynus, indicus or minor]: Nepal to northeastern India, southwestern China and Hainan Island), Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina (including Con Son Island, southern Vietnam), and the northern Thai-Malay Peninsula; the species also is introduced on Taiwan (subspecies not confirmed, possibly macrourus) and the Hawaiian Islands (probably macrourus)
  • Copsychus malabaricus ngae: islands on the west side of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (from the Thai/Myanmar border south to the Langkawi archipelago at the Thai/Malayasian border)
  • 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
  • Copsychus malabaricus omissus: E Java
  • Copsychus malabaricus javanus: Central Java
  • Copsychus malabaricus suavis: Borneo (except northern part)
  • Copsychus malabaricus nigricaudus: Kangean Islands and Matasiri I. (Java Sea)
  • Copsychus malabaricus [melanurus, opisthisus or opisthopelus]: Nias Island and Mentawai Islands, west coast of Sumatra
  • Copsychus malabaricus hypolizus: Simeulue Island, west coast of Sumatra
  • Copsychus malabaricus opisthochrus: Lasia and Babi Islands, west coast of Sumatra; possibly extinct in the wild
  • Copsychus malabaricus mirabilis: Panaitan Island (Sunda Strait); possibly extinct
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
White-rumped Shama
Catalan:
shama de carpó blanc
Czech:
šáma bělořitá
Danish:
Hvidgumpet Shama
German:
Weißbürzelschama
Spanish:
Shama malabar
Spanish (Spain):
Shama Culiblanco
Finnish:
huiluharakkatasku
French:
Shama à croupion blanc
Croatian:
dugorepi živičnjak
Hungarian:
fehérhátú sámarigó
Italian:
Shama groppabianca
Japanese (romaji):
aka-hara shiki-chō
Japanese:
アカハラシキチョウ
Lithuanian:
Baltasturplė šama
Dutch:
Shamalijster
Norwegian:
Arieshama
Polish:
sroczek białorzytny
Portuguese:
xama-indiano
Russian:
Белопоясничный шама-дрозд
Slovak:
šáma trojfarebná
Serbian:
Belorepi šama drozd
Swedish:
vitgumpad shama
Ukrainian:
Шама білогуза
Chinese:
白腰鹊鸲
Chinese (Traditional):
白腰鵲鴝

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 3]
eBird version 1.52:
White-rumped Shama (White-rumped) ( Copsychus malabaricus [malabaricus Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53:
White-rumped Shama (White-rumped) ( Copsychus malabaricus [malabaricus Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
White-rumped Shama (White-rumped) ( Copsychus malabaricus [malabaricus Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
White-rumped Shama (White-rumped) ( Copsychus malabaricus [malabaricus Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
White-rumped Shama (White-rumped) ( Copsychus malabaricus [malabaricus Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
White-rumped Shama (White-rumped) ( Copsychus malabaricus [malabaricus Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Copsychus malabaricus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Copsychus [malabaricus or albiventris] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Bengali: ধলাকোমর শামা
Catalan: shama de carpó blanc
Czech: šáma bělořitá
Danish: Hvidgumpet Shama
German: Schamadrossel, Weißbürzelschama
English: White-rumped Shama, White-rumped Shama (White-rumped)
Esperanto: Blankapuga pigonajtingalo, Blankapuga ŝamao
Spanish: Shama Culiblanco, Shama malabar
Spanish (Spain): Shama Culiblanco
Estonian: šaama-harakööbik
Finnish: huiluharakkarastas, huiluharakkatasku
French: Shama à croupion blanc, Shama à croupion blanc (malabaricus), Shama à croupion blanc (nominal)
Croatian: dugorepi živičnjak
Hungarian: fehérhátú sámarigó
Indonesian: Burung Kucica Hutan, Kucica Hutan
Italian: Shama groppabianca
Japanese (romaji): aka-hara shiki-chō, akaharashikichou (malabaricus guru-pu)
Japanese: アカハラシキチョウ, アカハラシキチョウ (malabaricus グループ)
Japanese (Kanji): 赤腹四季鳥
Scientific: Copsychus malabaricus, Copsychus malabaricus [malabaricus Group], Copsychus malabaricus malabaricus, Kittacincla malabarica, Kittacincla malabarica malabarica, Muscicapa malabarica
Lithuanian: Baltasturplė šama
Malayalam: ഷാമ
Malay: Burung Murai Batu, Burung Murai Rimba
Nepali: श्यामा
Dutch: Shamalijster, Shamalijster (malabaricus groep)
Norwegian: Arieshama
Polish: sroczek białorzytny
Pinyin: bái-yāo què-qú
Portuguese: xama-indiano
Russian: Белопоясничный шама-дрозд
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Wana Polkichcha
Slovak: šáma trojfarebná
Serbian: Belorepi šama drozd
Swedish: Shamatrast , vitgumpad shama, vitgumpshama
Tamil: Isaipaadum Shama
Thai: นกกางเขนดง, นกจิงปุ๊ย, นกบินหลาควน, นกบินหลาดง
Thai (Transliteration): nók bin-lăa-doŋ, nók bin-lăa-kʰuan, nók ciŋ-púy, nók kaaŋ-kʰĕen doŋ
Turkish: Beyaz Belli Şama
Ukrainian: Шама білогуза
Vietnamese: Chích choè lửa, Chích chòe lửa, Chim Chích chòe lửa
Chinese: 白腰鹊鸲
Chinese (Traditional): 白腰鵲鴝
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 白腰鵲鴝
Chinese (Taiwan): 白腰鹊鸲

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