White-browed Shama (Kittacincla luzoniensis)

Other Names (World)
White-browed Shama, White-eyebrowed Shama

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
16.50 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Kittlitz, 1832)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

White-browed Shama (Copsychus luzoniensis) [XC30765]
by David Edwards from Angat, Luzon, Philippines (song)

White-browed Shama (Copsychus luzoniensis) [XC190207]
by Cedric MROCZKO from Mount Makiling, Luzon, Philippines (song)

Subspecies
Subspecies superciliaris morphologically distinctive and if found to be equally distinctive vocally, may perhaps be better treated as a separate species. Subspecies parvimaculatus only rather weakly differentiated from nominate, Subspecies shemleyi poorly known, and validity has been questioned.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

luzoniensis (Kittlitz, 1832) - Luzon and Catanduanes, in northern Philippines.
parvimaculatus (McGregor, 1910) - Polillo I.
shemleyi duPont, 1976 - Marinduque.
superciliaris (Bourns & Worcester, 1894) - Masbate, Negros, Panay and Ticao. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Visayan Shama (Kittacincla superciliaris).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-browed Shama (Kittacincla luzoniensis) - 10 files

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