Sri Lanka Shama (Copsychus leggei)
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Sri Lanka Shama

Copsychus leggei (Whistler, 1941)

The Sri Lanka shama (Copsychus leggei) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Busiest months: November–March · Most records: Sri Lanka

Where and when it's recorded

Sri Lanka Shama has been recorded at 41 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Yala National ParkSri Lanka351 records
  2. Wilpattu National ParkSri Lanka223 records
  3. Kandy – Udawatta Kele SanctuarySri Lanka209 records
More places
  1. Wilpattu National ParkSri Lanka132 records
  2. Nilgala, Gal Oya National ParkSri Lanka116 records
  3. Sigiriya Rock & water gardensSri Lanka105 records
  4. Sigiriya Rd swamp forestSri Lanka87 records
  5. Uda Walawe NPSri Lanka64 records
  6. Kumana National Park Bird SanctuarySri Lanka62 records
  7. Bundala NPSri Lanka37 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Sri Lanka

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Sri Lanka shama (Copsychus leggei) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is endemic to Sri Lanka. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the white-rumped shama.

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Questions

Where does the Sri Lanka Shama live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Sri Lanka. It is most often recorded in Sri Lanka.

When is the best time to see the Sri Lanka Shama?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February, March, November and December (Northern Hemisphere).

What family is the Sri Lanka Shama in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

Range

Oriental: Sri Lanka

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-RobinOriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularisSeychelles Magpie-RobinSeychelles Magpie-RobinCopsychus sechellarumPhilippine Magpie-RobinPhilippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisMadagascar Magpie-RobinMadagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisRufous-tailed ShamaRufous-tailed ShamaCopsychus pyrropygusIndian RobinIndian RobinCopsychus fulicatusWhite-browed ShamaWhite-browed ShamaCopsychus luzoniensisVisayan ShamaVisayan ShamaCopsychus superciliarisWhite-vented ShamaWhite-vented ShamaCopsychus nigerBlack ShamaBlack ShamaCopsychus cebuensisAndaman ShamaAndaman ShamaCopsychus albiventrisLarwo ShamaLarwo ShamaCopsychus omissus
Sri Lanka Shama

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