The white-rumped shama is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. Native to densely vegetated habitats in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, its popularity as a cage-bird and songster has led to it being introduced elsewhere.
Image: White rumped shama yala sri lanka casey klebba
Image: Copsychus malabaricus Khao Yai
Male, Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
White-rumped Shama at Manas National Park, Assam, India
The magpie-robins or shamas are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Copsychus. They were formerly in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. They are garden- and forest-dwelling species found in Africa and Asia.
Magpie-robin
Image: Common Indian Robin
Image: Magpie robin
Image: Madagaskardayallijster