Andaman shama

Andaman shama
Andaman shama on the top, white-headed starling below.
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Copsychus
Species: C. albiventris
Binomial name
Copsychus albiventris
(Blyth, 1859)

The Andaman shama (Copsychus albiventris) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. It was previously considered a subspecies of the white-rumped shama.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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