The Andaman shama (''Copsychus albiventris'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. t is endemic to the

Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between th ...

. It was previously considered a subspecies of the

white-rumped shama The white-rumped shama (''Copsychus malabaricus'') is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. Native to densely vegetated habitats in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, its popularity as a cage-bird and songster has led t ...

. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

*Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona. Andaman shama Birds of the Andaman Islands Andaman shama Andaman shama Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Muscicapidae-stub