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).

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) [XC190207]
by Cedric MROCZKO from Mount Makiling, Luzon, Philippines (song)

White-browed Shama (Copsychus luzoniensis) [XC483286]
by Jelle Scharringa from Luzon (near Santa Maria), Laguna, Calabarzon, 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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