Black Shama
Copsychus cebuensis (Steere, 1890)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Black shama (Copsychus cebuensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is endemic to the island of Cebu, Philippines where it is known locally as "Siloy".
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest, tropical moist shrubland, and plantations. It has been sighted in several locations all across the island, the most important sites being the Central Cebu Protected Landscape, the forests of Alcoy and Argao, and the shrublands of Casili, Consolacion.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Black shama; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:17:18.598040+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Copsychus cebuensis (Steere, 1890)
- Name authority
- (Steere, 1890)
- Common name
- Black Shama
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Copsychus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
- genusCopsychus Wagler, 1827
- speciesCopsychus cebuensis (Steere, 1890)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Copsychus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Copsychus albiventris (Blyth, 1858) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus (Scopoli, 1786) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-vented ShamaCopsychus niger (Sharpe, 1877) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-crowned ShamaCopsychus stricklandii Motley & Dillwyn, 1855 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Copsychus niger cebuensis (Steere, 1890) (Steere, 1890) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559430 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5ZYMS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.