
Rufous-tailed Shama
Copsychus pyrropygus (Lesson, RP, 1839)
41 gWeight
Busiest months: March and June–July · Most records: Malaysia, Thailand
Where and when it's recorded
Rufous-tailed Shama has been recorded at 38 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest LodgeMalaysia299 records
- Gunung Panti Recreational Forest – Panti Bird Sanctuary and North AreaMalaysia296 records
- Danum Valley Field CentreMalaysia211 records
More places
- Tawau Hills ParkMalaysia40 records
- Sepilok – Rainforest Discovery CenterMalaysia27 records
- Taman Negara NP Kuala TahanMalaysia25 records
- Deramakot Forest ReserveMalaysia23 records
- Hutan Simpan LenggorMalaysia17 records
- Kubah National ParkMalaysia16 records
- Tabin Wildlife ReserveMalaysia16 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Rufous-tailed Shama?
The Rufous-tailed Shama weighs around 41 g.
Where does the Rufous-tailed Shama live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It is most often recorded in Malaysia and Thailand.
When is the best time to see the Rufous-tailed Shama?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March, June and July (Northern Hemisphere).
What does the Rufous-tailed Shama eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Rufous-tailed Shama in?
It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 41 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 98 mm
- Tail
- 84 mm
- Bill
- 24 mm
- Tarsus
- 28 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
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
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
White-browed ShamaCopsychus luzoniensis
Visayan ShamaCopsychus superciliaris
White-vented ShamaCopsychus niger
Black ShamaCopsychus cebuensis
Andaman ShamaCopsychus albiventris
Larwo ShamaCopsychus omissus
White-crowned ShamaCopsychus stricklandii
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In other languages
- EnglishRufous-tailed Shama
- 简体中文橙尾鹊鸲
- 繁體中文褐尾鵲鴝
- 日本語コシアカシキチョウ
- DeutschFeuerschwanzschama
- FrançaisShama à queue rousse
- EspañolShama colirrufo
- Portuguêsxama-rabirruivo
- ItalianoShama codarossiccia
- NederlandsVuurstaartshamalijster
- РусскийКраснохвостый шама
- Svenskaroststjärtad shama
- DanskRødhalet Shama
- Polskisroczek rdzawosterny