Visayan shama explained

The Visayan shama (Copsychus superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.It is endemic to Ticao, Masbate, Negros, and Panay in the Philippines. It formerly considered a subspecies of the white-browed shama (Copsychus luzoniensis).[1]

Description

Described on ebird as "A medium-sized, long-tailed bird... Black on the upperparts and tail, with a white belly and pale pink legs. Male has a black throat and chest. Female has a rufous patch on the rump and lower back, and a white throat with a black breast band. Somewhat similar to Philippine magpie-robin, but has a long white eyebrow and no white wing patch. Heard more often than seen. Gives a very varied song, with loud melodic whistles, warbling trills, and repeated loud “chew chew chew!” notes."[2]

Habitat

Its natural habitat is moist tropical primary and secondary forest up to 1,000 meters above sea level.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Updates – IOC World Bird List. 2021-05-27. en-US.
  2. Web site: Visayan Shama. Ebird.
  3. Book: Allen, Desmond. Birds of the Philippiens. Lynx. 2020. Barcelona. 318–319.