White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

Least Concern

The White-rumped Shama is a forest Old World flycatcher of the Western Ghats and Sri Lankan hill forests. 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

White-rumped Shama Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Western Ghats and Sri Lankan hill forests

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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