Order - Passeriformes
Family - Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers)
Family - Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers)
White-crowned Shama
Copsychus stricklandii
白顶鹊鸲 (bái dǐng què qú)
Malay : Murai-Hutan Ubun Putih
Japanese : シラガシキチョウ (shiraga shiki-chō)
Kanji 日語漢字 : 白髪四季鳥
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 73,904km²
Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 73,904km²
Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Taxonomy update for 2022
The polytypic group White-rumped Shama (White-crowned) Copsychus malabaricus stricklandii/barbouri, with subspecies stricklandii and barbouri, is recognized as a separate species, White-crowned Shama Copsychus stricklandii, based on its distinct plumage and the demonstration of almost no nuclear admixture and introgression between the two forms despite a narrow hybrid zone (Lim et al. 2017).
We add a newly described subspecies of White-rumped Shama,
Copsychus malabaricus ngae Wu and Rheindt 2022, with range
“islands on the west side of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (from the
Thai/Myanmar border south to the Langkawi archipelago at the
Thai/Malayasian border)” (Wu and Rheindt 2022). Insert subspecies ngae
immediately following subspecies macrourus. We also recognize this
subspecies as a new monotypic group, White-rumped Shama (Long-tailed)
Copsychus malabaricus ngae. :
Copsychus malabaricus ngae Wu and Rheindt 2022, with range
“islands on the west side of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (from the
Thai/Myanmar border south to the Langkawi archipelago at the
Thai/Malayasian border)” (Wu and Rheindt 2022). Insert subspecies ngae
immediately following subspecies macrourus. We also recognize this
subspecies as a new monotypic group, White-rumped Shama (Long-tailed)
Copsychus malabaricus ngae. :
- White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
- White-crowned Shama (Copsychus stricklandii)
- White-crowned Shama (Copsychus stricklandii)
Size : 22–27 cm (including male tail 7 cm); 22–42 g
Subspecies and Distribution
- Monotypic. (Motley & Dillwyn, 1855, Labuan Island)– Lowland northern Borneo, including Banggi and Balambangan islands and Gaya Island, and from Darvel Bay to the Padas River in Sabah.
Distribution Map
Date : 11 January 2025
Location : Kinabatangan Bird Hide, Kampung Perpaduan Datuk Mohd Ugi,
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah
Kinabatangan, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah
Date : 23 September 2022
Location : Sepilok Jungle Resort, Sepilok Batu 14, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah
Date : 23 September 2022
Location : Sepilok Jungle Resort, Sepilok Batu 14, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah
Date : 04 September 2019
Location : Menara Kayangan (Tower of Heaven), Lahad Datu, Bahagian Tawau, Sabah
Date : 16 September 2018
Location : Sepilok Jungle Resort, Batu 14, Sepilok, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah
Date : 16 September 2018
Location : Sepilok Jungle Resort, Batu 14, Sepilok, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah
Date : 16 September 2018
Location : Sepilok Jungle Resort, Batu 14, Sepilok, Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah
Date : 09 April 2016
Location : Danum Valley Conservation Area, Daerah Lahad Datu, Bahagian Tawau, Sabah
Date : 09 April 2016
Location : Danum Valley Conservation Area, Daerah Lahad Datu, Bahagian Tawau, Sabah
Date : 09 April 2016
Location : Danum Valley Conservation Area, Daerah Lahad Datu, Bahagian Tawau, Sabah