Sri Lanka Shama
Copsychus leggei
Not yet assessed
Stand-in photo: Casey Klebba, CC BY-SA 4.0
Look again
The newest endemic. It was separated from the White-rumped Shama in 2022, without one feather of it having changed. Sometimes the looking changes, and not the bird.
Field marks
The male is glossy black with a rufous belly and a white rump. The tail is shorter than that of the White-rumped Shama.
Family
Muscicapidae
Group
Thrushes, chats and flycatcher
Habitat
Dry-zone forest, Wet-zone rainforest
Where to look
Forest and scrub across the island
Length
About 21 cm
IUCN status
Not yet assessed
