The Black shama (Copsychus cebuensis ) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.It is endemic to the island of Cebu, Philippines where it is known locally as "Siloy".
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations. It has been sighted in several locations all across the island, the most important sites being the Central Cebu Protected Landscape, the forests of Alcoy and Argao, and the shrublands of Casili, Consolacion.It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Not a migrantAnimals that do not make seasonal movements and stay in their native home ranges all year round are called not migrants or residents.
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starts withIts natural habitats are tropical moist lowland primary forest and secondary forests. It is also seen in clearings and plantations as long as there dense undergrowth An ongoing radio-tracking study found that the breeding territory in forest-edge habitats was 0.2-0.5 km2
The IUCN Red List classifies this bird as an endangered species with population estimates of 670 to 3,300 mature individuals with the belief that its population is on the lower estimate of that range. This species' main threat is habitat loss with wholesale clearance of forest habitats as a result of legal and illegal logging, mining and conversion into farmlands through Slash-and-burn and urbanization. Cebu underwent severe deforestation in 1890s and now just 0.03% or 15 km2 forest cover remains.Up until today, the forests of Cebu still receives hunting pressure and deforestation - further reducing what little there is remaining
This has led to many other species sharing its range to also be endangered. It also shares a habitat with the Cebu flowerpecker which is one of the most endangered birds in the world and other endangered species such as the Cebu brown dove, Cebu hawk-owl and Streak-breasted bulbul. This has led to many local extinctions of species such as Cebu warty pig and possibly Cebu amethyst brown dove and local extinctions of Philippine oriole, Blackish cuckooshrike, Bar-bellied cuckooshrike and Philippine hanging parrot.
Occurs in the protected areas in Alcoy, Argao, Dalaguete,Tabunan and Boljoon protected forests but actual protection and enforcement is lax.
