- Copsychus cebuensis
Identification
- 20cm
- All black
Male
- Blue sheen to plumage
- Tail is long and graduated
- Black bill
- Dark brown eyes
Female smaller than the male
- Dark grey
Juveniles are greyer with browner wings.
Distribution
Cebu (south-central Philippines)
Taxonomy
Mono[1]
Habitat
Forest, dense thickets, bamboo groves, scrub, and plantations.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects, particularly beetles.
Breeding
It builds a cup-shaped nest, placed in the sawed or broken ends of bamboo stalks. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- ArKive
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Shama. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Shama
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
