White-crowned Shama

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Copsychus stricklandii

White-crowned Shama, a reference photo
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The white-crowned shama (Copsychus stricklandii) is a medium sized passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. The Maratua shama was formerly treated as a subspecies.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White-crowned Shama being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Species
Copsychus stricklandii

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