White-rumped Shama
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White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
98 Verified records at Nagarhole 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Shama sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 98 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

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

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

30–40% · Possible
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

10–20% · With luck
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

10–20% · With luck
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

5–10% · With luck
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

5–10% · With luck
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

5–10% · Rare
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis pallidipes

<5% · Rare
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola cinclorhynchus

<5% · Rare
Red-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Red-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula parva

<5% · Rare
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa muttui

<5% · Rare
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Nagarhole National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Shama sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 98 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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