Andaman shama

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| name = Andaman shama

| image = KittacinclaSturniaSmit.jpg

| image_caption = Andaman shama on the top, white-headed starling below.

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn|author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year= 2017| title=Kittacincla albiventris |page= e.T103894787A118538765 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103894787A118538765.en|access-date=1 January 2019}}

| genus = Copsychus

| species = albiventris

| authority = (Blyth, 1858)

| synonyms = Kittacincla albiventris

| synonyms_ref =

}}

The Andaman shama (Copsychus albiventris) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. It was previously considered a subspecies of the white-rumped shama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

{{Commons|Copsychus albiventris}}

{{Reflist}}

  • Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.

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Andaman shama

Category:Birds of the Andaman Islands

Andaman shama

Andaman shama

Category:Endemic birds of India

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