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Rufous-tailed Shama

Copsychus pyrropygus (Lesson, RP 1839)

The rufous-tailed shama is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in extreme southern Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Lesson, RP 1839)

Reference:
   Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 2 p.167

Protonym:
  Trichixos pyrropyga

Type locality:
  Sumatra.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19515#page/175/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E22B9F791459E775

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E22B9F79

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E22B9F79


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916333


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Copsychus pyrropygus: southern Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo
English:
Rufous-tailed Shama
Catalan:
shama cua-roig
Czech:
šáma oranžovoocasá
Danish:
Rødhalet Shama
German:
Feuerschwanzschama
Spanish:
Shama Colirrufo
Spanish (Spain):
Shama Colirrufo
Finnish:
aarniharakkatasku
French:
Shama à queue rousse
Croatian:
riđorepi živičnjak
Italian:
Shama codarossiccia
Japanese (romaji):
koshiakashikichou
Japanese:
コシアカシキチョウ
Lithuanian:
Oranžinė šama
Dutch:
Vuurstaartshamalijster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Rusthaleshama
Norwegian:
Rusthaleshama
Polish:
sroczek rdzawosterny
Portuguese:
xama-rabirruivo
Portuguese (Portugal):
shama-de-cauda-ruiva
Russian:
Краснохвостый шама
Slovak:
šáma hrdzavochvostá
Serbian:
Riđorepi šama drozd
Swedish:
roststjärtad shama
Ukrainian:
Шама рудохвоста
Chinese:
橙尾鹊鸲
Chinese (Traditional):
褐尾鵲鴝


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Avilist 2025:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Shama à queue rousse ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Shama à queue rousse ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Clements 1st edition:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements, version 2021:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements, version 2022:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements, version 2023:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements, version 2024:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements 4th edition:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Clements 6th edition:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements, version 2015:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements, version 2016:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements, version 2017:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements, version 2018:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Clements, version 2019:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 1.50:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
eBird version 1.52:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 1.53:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 1.54:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 1.55:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 2015:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 2016:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 2017:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 2018:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 2019:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 2021:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 2022:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 2023:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
eBird version 2024:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Orange-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrrhopygus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Orange-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrrhopygus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrrhopygus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrrhopygus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Copsychus pyrropygus)
Oriental Bird Club:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Copsychus pyrropygus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Copsychus pyrropygus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Copsychus pyrropygus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rufous-tailed Shama ( Trichixos pyrropyga)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Trichixos pyrropygus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Trichixos pyrropygus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: shama cua-roig
Czech: šáma oranžovoocasá, Šama oranžovoocasý
Danish: Rødhalet Shama
German: Feuerschwanzschama
English: Orange-tailed Shama, Rufous tailed Shama, Rufous-tailed Shama
English, HBW: Rufous-tailed Shama
English (IOC): Rufous-tailed Shama
English (United States): Rufous-tailed Shama
Esperanto: Ruĝventra pigonajtingalo, Ruĝventra ŝamao
Spanish: Mirlo Shama de Cola Anaranjada, Shama Colirrufo
Spanish (Spain): Shama Colirrufo
Spanish (HBW): Rufous-tailed Shama
Estonian: tulisaba-harakööbik
Finnish: Aarniharakkarastas, aarniharakkatasku
French: Shama à queue rouge, Shama à queue rousse
Croatian: riđorepi živičnjak
Indonesian: Kucica Ekor-kuning
Italian: Shama codarossiccia, Shama codirosso
Japanese (romaji): koshi-aka shiki-chō, koshiakashikichou
Japanese: コシアカシキチョウ
Japanese (Kanji): 腰赤四季鳥
Scientific: Copsychus pyrrhopygus, Copsychus pyrropyga, Copsychus pyrropygus, Trichixos pyrrhopyga, Trichixos pyrrhopygus, Trichixos pyrropyga, Trichixos pyrropygus
Lithuanian: Oranžinė šama
Dutch: Vuurstaartshamalijster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rusthaleshama
Norwegian: Rusthaleshama
Polish: sroczek rdzawosterny
Pinyin: chéng-wěi què-qú
Portuguese: xama-rabirruivo
Portuguese (Portugal): shama-de-cauda-ruiva
Russian: Краснохвостый шама, Краснохвостый шама-дрозд, Рыжехвостый шама-дрозд
Slovak: šáma hrdzavochvostá
Serbian: Riđorepi šama drozd
Swedish: roststjärtad shama, Roststjärtshama
Thai: นกกางเขนดงหางแดง
Thai (Transliteration): nók kaaŋ-kʰĕen doŋ hăaŋ-daeeŋ
Turkish: Kızıl kuyruklu şama
Ukrainian: Шама рудохвоста
Chinese: 橙尾鹊鸲
Chinese (Traditional): 褐尾鵲鴝, 鴝

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