White-browed shama

White-browed shama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Copsychus
Species:
C. luzoniensis
Binomial name
Copsychus luzoniensis
(Kittlitz, 1832)

The white-browed shama (Copsychus luzoniensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only on the islands of Luzon,Marinduque and the Polillo Islands. The Visayan shama (C. superciliaris), formerly considered a subspecies, was split as a distinct species in 2021.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Copsychus luzoniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-05-27.