The white-browed shama (Copsychus luzoniensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only on the islands of Luzon,Marinduque and the Polillo Islands. The Visayan shama (C. superciliaris), formerly considered a subspecies, was split as a distinct species in 2021.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Copsychus |
| Species: | C. luzoniensis
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| Copsychus luzoniensis (Kittlitz, 1832)
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Description
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EBird describes the bird as "A medium-sized, long-tailed bird of lowland and foothill forest. Male has a black head, upperparts and chest, a single white wingbar, a white belly, pale orange sides, and white outer tail feathers. The female has a gray chest and face with a brown cheek, crown, back, and wings.Heard more often than seen. Song is a pleasant and varied whistled melody, often finishing in a low, descending warbling trill.[3]
They exhibit sexual dimorphism in which females are paler with a gray chest and face with brown head, back and wings. It is typically found in pairs foraging on low and dense foliage. [4]
Habitat and conservation status
editFound in primary forest, mature secondary forest typically in below 1,000 masl. It is believed to be generally common.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Copsychus luzoniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "White-browed Shama - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Collar, Nigel; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020). "White-browed Shama (Copsychus luzoniensis), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.whbsha1.01species_shared.bow.project_name. ISSN 2771-3105.
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