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Taxonomic note

Previously listed as Kittacincla superciliaris (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) but moved to Copsychus on the basis of unpublished genetic data (Per Alström, in litt via WGAC) that support a broad Copsychus. Kittacincla luzoniensis and K. superciliaris (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as Copsychus luzoniensis following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993). Until recently considered conspecific with C. luzoniensis, but differs genetically (Lim et al. 2010, Sánchez-González et al. 2015) and by its all-dark vs rufous rump (3); all-dark wings and tail (lacking white wing patch and bold tail tips) (3); whiter underparts (1); shorter tail (effect size –4.75, score 2); and longer legs (effect size 2.71, score 2) (Collar 2011). Monotypic.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2022. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip.

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. This species is considered to have a high dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 2.8% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). It is therefore tentatively suspected that this rate of cover loss may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame, with a best estimate of reduction being less than 5%.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Visayan Shama Copsychus superciliaris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/visayan-shama-copsychus-superciliaris on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.