White-browed Shama (Copsychus luzoniensis)
About the White-browed Shama
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. They exhibit sexual dimorphism in which females are paler with a gray chest and face with brown head, back and wings. Three subspecies are recognized: C. l. luzoniensis (Kittlitz, FH, 1832) – northern Philippines (Luzon and Catanduanes) C. l. parvimaculatus (McGregor, RC, 1910) – Polillo (Philippines) C. l. shemleyi du Pont, JE, 1976 – Marinduque (Philippines) These subspecies are poorly differentiated and likely will be lumped in the future.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 40 recordings for this species: 31 CC BY-NC-SA · 9 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusrecording
- Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.