Kittacincla malabarica  (Scopoli, 1786)

White-rumped Shama

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Kittacincla
Species: malabarica

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• Common names: White-rumped Shama
• Thai names: นกกางเขนดง
• Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
  Kittacincla malabarica malabarica: S peninsular India
  Kittacincla malabarica leggei: Sri Lanka
  Kittacincla malabarica [macroura, interposita, pellogyna, indica or minor]: Nepal to northeastern India, southwestern China and Hainan Island), Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina (including Con Son Island, southern Vietnam), and the northern Thai-Malay Peninsula; the species also is introduced on Taiwan (subspecies not confirmed, possibly macrourus) and the Hawaiian Islands (probably macrourus)
  Kittacincla malabarica [tricolor, mallopercna, ochroptila, abbotti or eumesa]: southern Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Riau and Lingga Archipelagos, Bangka and Belitung islands, Anambas Islands, Natuna Islands, and western Java
  Kittacincla malabarica omissa: E Java
  Kittacincla malabarica javana: Central Java
  Kittacincla malabarica suavis: Borneo (except northern part)
  Kittacincla malabarica nigricauda: Kangean Islands and Matasiri I. (Java Sea)
  Kittacincla malabarica [melanura, opisthisa or opisthopela]: Nias Island and Mentawai Islands, west coast of Sumatra
  Kittacincla malabarica hypoliza: Simeulue Island, west coast of Sumatra
  Kittacincla malabarica opisthochra: Lasia and Babi Islands, west coast of Sumatra; possibly extinct in the wild
  Kittacincla malabarica mirabilis: Panaitan Island (Sunda Strait); possibly extinct
• IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population decreasing. ​[2]
• Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chiang Dao, Ob Luang N.P.), Nakhon Ratchasima (Khao Yai N.P.)
• Additional notes: Kittacincla malabarica and K. albiventris (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as Copsychus malabaricus AOU (1998 and supplements) and Collar (2004). ​​[2]

Image locations

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Images of Kittacincla malabarica from Thailand.

White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli, 1788) Khao Yai N.P. Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand January

White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli, 1788) Khao Yai N.P. Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand January

White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli, 1788) Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, February 2017

White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli, 1788) Ob Luang N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2016

White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli, 1788) Ob Luang N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2016

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References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 28 July 2020.
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​[2] BirdLife International. 2017. Kittacincla malabarica (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103894856A111179027. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103894856A111179027.en. Downloaded on 28 July 2020.​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.