Rufous-tailed shama

Rufous-tailed shama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Trichixos
Lesson, 1839
Species: T. pyrropygus
Binomial name
Trichixos pyrropygus
Lesson, 1839
Synonyms

Trichixos pyrropyga Lesson, 1839 [orth. error]
Copsychus pyrropygus

The rufous-tailed shama (Trichixos pyrropygus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is monotypic within the genus Trichixos.[2] 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.[1]

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