Shama-thrushes or magpies of warblers ( Latin: Copsychus ) - a genus of passerine birds from the family of flycatchers . Distributed in Africa and Asia. The birds include Copsychus and Trichixos .
| Shama Thrushes |
Magpie Shama Thrush |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Infrastructure : | Passerida |
| Superfamily : | Muscicapoidea |
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| International scientific name |
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Copsychus ( Wagler , 1827 ) |
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Seychelles shama thrush is one of the most endangered bird species in the world. Its population totals about 250 individuals, although in 1970 there were only 16. In 1990 , when birds of this species became 22, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Birdlife Seychelles launched a rescue program that still works.
Shama thrushes are insectivorous birds. Berries and fruits are also eaten.
