White-crowned Shama (Copsychus stricklandii)

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
27 cm

First Described (Guide)
Motley & Dillwyn, 1855

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 600 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B).

Northern Borneo, including Banggi I.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (75)...)

White-crowned Shama (Copsychus stricklandii) [XC151111]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Tabin Wildlife Preserve, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia (song)

White-crowned Shama (Copsychus stricklandii) [XC82842]
by Mike Nelson from Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (call, song)

Subspecies
Not recognised as a species by BirdLife International. White-rumped Shama (Kittacincla malabarica) and White-crowned Shama (Copsychus stricklandii) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Copsychus malabaricus following Collar (2004).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-rumped Shama (Kittacincla malabarica).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

stricklandii Motley & Dillwyn, 1855 - Borneo. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-rumped Shama (Kittacincla malabarica).
barbouri (Bangs & Peters, JL, 1927) - Maratua Is. (north-eastern of Borneo). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-rumped Shama (Kittacincla malabarica).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-crowned Shama (Copsychus stricklandii) - 10 files

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