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White-rumped or White-crowned Shama

Copsychus [malabaricus,, leggei, omissus, nigricauda, stricklandii or barbouri] (= 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

Type locality:
  Mahe, Malabar.

Link:
  https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/11645-deliciae-florae-et-faunae-insubricae-pars-ii


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E5ABD6CB2A423EE6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E5ABD6CB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E5ABD6CB


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179832

Geographic range:

  • Copsychus malabaricus malabaricus: southern peninsular India
  • Copsychus malabaricus [macrourus, interpositus, pellogynus, indicus or minor]: Nepal to northeastern India, southwestern China and Hainan, 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 southward 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, Belitung, Anambas, and Natuna islands, and western Java
  • Copsychus malabaricus suavis: Borneo (except northern part)
  • Copsychus malabaricus [melanurus, opisthisus or opisthopelus]: Nias and Mentawai Islands (off western Sumatra)
  • Copsychus malabaricus hypolizus: formerly Simeulue Island (off western Sumatra); likely extinct in the wild
  • Copsychus malabaricus opisthochrus: formerly Lasia and Babi islands (off western Sumatra); likely extinct
  • Copsychus malabaricus mirabilis: formerly Panaitan Island (Sunda Strait); likely extinct
  • Copsychus leggei: Sri Lanka
  • Copsychus omissus: central and eastern Java
  • Copsychus omissus omissus: eastern Java
  • Copsychus omissus javanus: central Java
  • Copsychus nigricauda: formerly Kangean Islands and Matasiri Island (Java Sea); probably extinct in the wild
  • Copsychus stricklandii: lowlands of northern Borneo, including Labuan, Balembangan, and Banggi islands (off northeastern Borneo)
  • Copsychus barbouri: formerly Maratua Island (off northern Borneo); probably extinct in the wild
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English:
White-rumped or White-crowned Shama
French:
Shama à croupion blanc ou S. de Strickland


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-rumped or White-crowned Shama ( Copsychus [malabaricus,, leggei, omissus, nigricauda, stricklandii or barbouri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-rumped or White-crowned Shama ( Copsychus [malabaricus or stricklandii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-rumped or White-crowned Shama ( Copsychus [malabaricus,, leggei, omissus, nigricauda, stricklandii or barbouri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-rumped or White-crowned Shama ( Kittacincla [malabarica or stricklandii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-rumped or White-crowned Shama ( Kittacincla [malabarica or stricklandii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-rumped or White-crowned Shama ( Kittacincla [malabarica or stricklandii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-rumped or White-crowned Shama ( Kittacincla [malabarica or stricklandii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-rumped or White-crowned Shama ( Copsychus [malabaricus or stricklandii])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2021:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2015:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2016:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2017:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2018:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2019:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 3]
eBird version 1.52:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
White-rumped Shama ( Copsychus malabaricus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-rumped Shama ( Kittacincla malabarica) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Copsychus [malabaricus, albiventris, stricklandii or barbouri]

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Bengali: ধলাকোমর শামা
Catalan: shama de carpó blanc
Czech: šáma bělořitá
Danish: Hvidgumpet Shama
German: Schamadrossel, Weißbürzelschama
English: White-rumped or White-crowned Shama, White-rumped Shama
English, HBW: White-rumped Shama
English (IOC): White-rumped/White-crowned Shama
English (United States): White-rumped Shama
Esperanto: Blankapuga ŝamao
Spanish: Shama Culiblanco, Shama malabar
Spanish (Spain): Shama Culiblanco, Shama malabar
Spanish (HBW): White-rumped Shama
Estonian: šaama-harakööbik
Finnish: huiluharakkatasku
French: Shama à croupion blanc, Shama à croupion blanc ou S. de Strickland
Hungarian: fehérhátú sámarigó
Indonesian: Kucica Hutan
Icelandic: Sjarmaskotta
Italian: Shama groppabianca
Japanese (romaji): akaharashikichou
Japanese: アカハラシキチョウ
Japanese (Kanji): 赤腹四季鳥
Scientific: Copsychus [malabaricus or stricklandii], Copsychus [malabaricus,, leggei, omissus, nigricauda, stricklandii or barbouri], Copsychus malabaricus, Copsychus malabaricus malabaricus, Kittacincla [malabarica or stricklandii], Kittacincla malabarica, Kittacincla malabarica malabarica, Muscicapa malabarica
Lithuanian: Baltasturplė šama
Malayalam: ഷാമ, ഷാമക്കിളി
Marathi: शामा
Malay: Burung Murai Batu
Nepali: श्यामा
Dutch: Shamalijster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Arieshama
Norwegian: Arieshama
Polish: sroczek białorzytny
Pinyin: bái-yāo què-qú
Portuguese (Portugal): shama-malabar
Russian: Белопоясничный шама, Белопоясничный шама-дрозд
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Wana Polkichcha
Slovak: šáma trojfarebná
Serbian: Belorepi šama drozd
Swedish: Shamatrast , vitgumpad/vitkronad shama
Tamil: Isaipaadum Shama
Thai: นกกางเขนดง
Thai (Transliteration): nók kaaŋ-kʰĕen doŋ
Turkish: Beyaz belli şama
Ukrainian: Шама білогуза
Vietnamese: Chích choè 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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