Order Passeriformes Genus Copsychus Phylum Chordata | Class Aves Family Muscicapidae Scientific name Trichixos pyrropygus Rank Species | |
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Similar White‑browed shama, White‑vented shama, Black shama, Chestnut‑naped forktail, Sunda forktail | ||
Rufous tailed shama
The rufous-tailed shama (Copsychus pyrropygus) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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This species was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Trichixos but was moved to Copsychus based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010.
Rufous tailed shama filmed on camera trap
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Rufous-tailed shama Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA