White-rumped Shama
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White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park
340 Verified records at Khao Luang National Park
May 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 →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Shama sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 340 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park

Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

20–30% · Possible
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinomyias olivaceus

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-naped Forktail
NT

Chestnut-naped Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus ruficapillus

20–30% · Possible
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

20–30% · Possible
Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia cyane

10–20% · With luck
Chinese Blue Flycatcher
LC

Chinese Blue Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis glaucicomans

10–20% · With luck
Korean Flycatcher
LC

Korean Flycatcher

Bird

Ficedula zanthopygia

10–20% · With luck
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

10–20% · With luck
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

10–20% · With luck
Brown-streaked Flycatcher

Brown-streaked Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa williamsoni

5–10% · With luck
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

5–10% · With luck
Pale Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Pale Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis unicolor

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
40–50
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
80–90
May
70–80
Jun
40–50
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Khao Luang National Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Shama sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 340 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for White-rumped Shama in Khao Luang National Park in our monthly data.

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