Scientific name:
Copsychus malabaricus

Natural spread:
India, China

like our nightingale earns the Schamadrossel because of its melodious chant a special position in its natural spread-area, India until southwest-China and the big Sunda-Inseln. From in the morning to in the evening, they sound loud and diversified stanzas, that are supplemented again and again through imitations of other bird-chants. So it doesn't astonish that the Schamadrossel was naturalized in Hawaii and buyer finds again and again in Germany since only hundred years. The birds are very active and, to get accustomed easily.

Shape One can distinguish the sexes already at the size, the male (27,5 cm of length) is considerably bigger than the female (22 cm). But differences consist also of the coloring that the plumage of the female is decided blunter. A typical behavior of the Schamadrosseln is the on and Abwippen with the relatively long tail, that can quite be carried hochgestelzt.

Way of life In its home, the Schamadrosseln are quite shy and always look for coverage in the thicket of forests or in the plantations; often, they sit on a low branch. The Schamadrosseln look for its food, insects and fruits of all the type, at the ground of the jungle. it is all-year available here so that these throttles behave as stand-birds.

Brood The nests are built in tree-caves or Baumstubben. they are bowl-shaped and woven from branches and roots. The female broods on the 4-6 eggs alone 13 days and rears also the nestlings. Only when the boys left the nest, the male takes part in the feeding.

Dajal-Drossel In the same spread-area, also the Dajal-Drossel (Copsychus saularis) occurs. it is one of India's most frequent birds and also an excellent singer.