male; black hood; rufous underparts; long tail (Hawaii, USA; 2007-04-08)
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
Native Range:
Oriental Region
Notes:
this species belongs to a huge and diverse family (Muscicapidae, with nearly 300 species) of chats and Old World Flycatchers; although native to the Oriental Region, the White-rumped Shama has been introduced elsewhere such as into the Hawaiian Islands where these photographs were taken.
dorsal view; white rump gives the bird its name (Hawaii, USA; 2007-04-08)
ventral view; long tail has graduated feathers (Hawaii, USA; 2007-04-08)
slightly decurved bill; black eye (Hawaii, USA; 2007-04-08)
female; gray wherever the male is jet black (Hawaii, USA; 2007-04-08)
female; tail likewise graduated and white below (Hawaii, USA; 2007-04-08)
female posing for a portrait (Hawaii, USA; 2007-04-08)