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The Kangean shama has glossy blue-black upperparts, bright chestnut underparts apart from a white vent, a white rump and an almost entirely black tail with white tips to the outer feathers. The sexes are similar in plumage but the tail is shorter in females.
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About the Kangean Shama
The Kangean shama is a medium sized passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is endemic to the Kangean Islands in Indonesia. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the white-rumped shama. The species may be extinct in the wild.
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Easily confused with
Sri Lanka ShamaCopsychus leggeiThe Sri Lanka shama has glossy blue-black upperparts, bright chestnut underparts, a white rump and white outer tail feathers.
Maratua ShamaCopsychus barbouriThe male Maratua shama has a white crown, black upperparts, bright chestnut underparts, a white rump and a completely black tail.
Larwo ShamaCopsychus omissusThe Larwo shama is a medium sized passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
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