Andaman Shama

Copsychus albiventris

Least Concern

The Andaman Shama is a forest Old World flycatcher of the Andaman Islands. It hunts insects from low branches and dense understory, often in humid hill forest, where males may use bright blue, rufous, black, or white plumage in quiet territorial displays.

Family

Muscicapidae

Group

Old World Flycatchers

Range

Andaman Shama Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Andaman Islands

Population

≈ 50K–500K

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