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Sri Lanka Shama
Copsychus leggei
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Sri Lanka | 169 |
|---|---|
| Central Province | 80 |
| North Central Province | 47 |
| Uva Province | 15 |
| Southern Province | 12 |
| North Western Province | 8 |
| Eastern Province | 4 |
| Sabaragamuwa Province | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats · Muscicapidae |
| Genus | Magpie-Robins and Shamas · Copsychus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sri Lanka Shama with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.