White-Rumped Shama (Pycnonotus flaviventris)
Image Copyright Suthanai Krupanitch
Last Observed: March 2016 – Koh Chang
Last Observed By: Suthanai Krupanich
The white-rumped shama is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. It is native to densely vegetated habitats in the Indian subcontinent and also Southeast Asia, its popularity as a cage-bird and songster has led to it being introduced elsewhere.
Who keeps birds in cages by the way? People who are jealous that they can’t fly?
The bird pictured is a male – the female is a greyish-brown colour and is smaller than the male.
The white-rumped shama is shy and mainly crepuscular (don’t worry, I had to look that up too – great word though!)
