Copsychus interpositus

Copsychus interpositus

Flaying Animal | Copsychus interpositus | One of the melodious sound of birds in the world. Race stricklandii (together with barbouri) commonly treated as a separate species, but intergrades with suavis over a zone of almost 300 km wide.

Black shama

Copsychus cebuensis

Flaying Animal | Copsychus cebuensis | Black shama | The black shama is a medium-sized bird with entirely black plumage. The male has a dark bluish sheen to its plumage, whilst the female is a little more blackish grey, and smaller than the male. The tail is long and graduated, the bill is black and the eyes are dark brown. Juveniles are greyer with browner wings . The black shama’s song is a rich, varied series of melodious whistles, and it is also known to mimic the sounds of other birds

White-vented Shama

White-vented Shama

Flaying Animal | White-vented Shama | Copsychus niger  | The White-vented Shama (Copsychus niger) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Population justification The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as uncommon, although perhaps locally common. Trend justification The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.

Copsychus luzoniensis

Copsychus luzoniensis

Flaying Animal | Copsychus luzoniensis  | The White-browed Shama (Copsychus luzoniensis) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Population justification The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common.

White-rumped Shama

White-rumped Shama

Flaying Animal | White-rumped Shama | The 11" male is dark and glossy. Head, throat, upper chest, back and wings are glossy black with purplish reflections. The rump, upper tail coverts and thighs are white. Underparts are a rich chestnut stage. The beak is black and the legs and feet  are flesh colored. The tail has dull black central feathers with graduated feathers on the side boldly tipped in white. The White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus) is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. It was formerly classified as a member of the Thrush family, Turdidae, causing it to be commonly known as the White-rumped Shama Thrush or simply Shama Thrush.