Rufous-tailed Shama (Copsychus pyrropygus)
About the Rufous-tailed Shama
The rufous-tailed shama (Copsychus pyrropygus) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in extreme southern Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Trichixos but was moved to Copsychus based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 72 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-ND · 3 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand 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.