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Kangean Shama
Copsychus nigricauda (Vorderman, 1893)
The Kangean shama (Copsychus nigricauda) is a medium sized passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is endemic to the Kangean Islands in Indonesia.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Kangean shama (Copsychus nigricauda) is a medium sized passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is endemic to the Kangean Islands in Indonesia. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the white-rumped shama. The species may be extinct in the wild.
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Questions
Where does the Kangean Shama live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Kangean Islands (north of Bali). Probably extinct in the wild.
What family is the Kangean Shama in?
It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
Range
Oriental: Kangean Islands (north of Bali). Probably extinct in the wild
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Copsychus
Other birds in the genus Copsychus
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Seychelles Magpie-RobinCopsychus sechellarum
Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensis
Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularis
Rufous-tailed ShamaCopsychus pyrropygus
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
White-browed ShamaCopsychus luzoniensis
Visayan ShamaCopsychus superciliaris
White-vented ShamaCopsychus niger
Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensis
Andaman ShamaCopsychus albiventris
Larwo ShamaCopsychus omissus
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