La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	A distinct new subspecies of the white-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus at imminent risk of extinction (2022)
Auteurs :	Meng Yue Wu, Auteur ; Frank E. Rheindt, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Ornithology (163(3) July, 2022)
Article en page(s) :	659-669
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés:	Integrative taxonomy ; Morphometrics ; Museum collections ; Novel subspecies
Résumé :	We here describe a new subspecies of the white-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus from the western islands of the Thai Malay Peninsula. The new subspecies is mitogenomically distinct from other members of the complex. Morphologically, its tail is longer and the black breast in males is much less extensive than in males of all other taxa. The discovery of a new shama in a relatively well-explored part of Southeast Asia brings to light a gap in our taxonomic understanding of tropical Asian birds, which continue to be understudied. The new Langkawi shama is the subject of extensive specialized poaching efforts, and its survival may be at risk, calling for immediate conservation action.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-022-01977-2

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