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Photo by Goyter
Andamans, India, November 2012
Copsychus albiventris

Identification

  • Black head, breast and upperparts
  • White below with rufous flanks
  • Shorter tail than White-rumped Shama

Sexes similar

Distribution

Endemic to the Andaman Islands, India.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in White-rumped Shama.

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
  3. Avibase

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