Larwo Shama

About the Larwo Shama

The Larwo shama is a medium sized passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is native to central and eastern Java. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the white-rumped shama.

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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. Kangean ShamaCopsychus nigricaudaThe 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.