White-browed Shama (Copsychus luzoniensis) [XC897274]
by Frank Lambert from Hospital Road, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Bataan, Central Luzon, Philippines (song)
White-browed Shama (Copsychus luzoniensis) [XC204623]
by Cedric MROCZKO from Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Bataan, Central 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).