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White-browed Shama
Copsychus luzoniensis (Kittlitz, 1832)
Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
White-browed Shama, Copsychus luzoniensis, is a bird of the Philippines in the family Muscicapidae. It occurs only in Luzon, Marinduque and the Polillo Islands, and is part of the Oriental Region breeding range. It is found in primary forest and mature secondary forest, usually below 1,000 m. Females are paler than males, with a grey chest and face and brown on the head, back and wings. Three subspecies are recognised, though they are not well marked off from one another. The species was described by Kittlitz in 1832.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: n Philippines
