White-rumped Shama
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White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bandhavgarh National Park
141 Verified records at Bandhavgarh National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. Native to densely vegetated habitats in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, its popularity as a cage-bird and songster has led to it being introduced elsewhere. The Larwo shama, the Kangean shama and the Sri Lanka shama were formerly considered to be conspecific with the white-rumped shama. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Shama sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 141 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park

Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

70–80% · Very likely
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

50–60% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

40–50% · Likely
Red-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Red-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula parva

20–30% · Possible
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

20–30% · Possible
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

10–20% · With luck
Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola maurus

10–20% · With luck
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

5–10% · With luck
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

5–10% · With luck
Ultramarine Flycatcher
LC

Ultramarine Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula superciliaris

<5% · Rare
Indian Chat
LC

Indian Chat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oenanthe fusca

<5% · Rare
Grey Bushchat
LC

Grey Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola ferreus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
70–80%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
60–70%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
60–70%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
50–60%
5 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
40–50%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
11 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
12 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
13 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
15 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
16 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
17 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
19 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
20 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
21 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-rumped Shama in Bandhavgarh National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Shama sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 141 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-rumped Shama in Bandhavgarh National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for White-rumped Shama in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.

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