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The Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but now considered an Old World flycatcher. They are distinctive black and white birds with a long tail that is held upright as they forage on the ground or perch conspicuously.
The genus Copsychus was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler in 1827. [3] The type species was subsequently designated as the oriental magpie-robin ( Copsychus saularis ) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840.
The Philippine magpie-robin is now one of 12 species placed in the genus Copsychus that was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler in 1827. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the oriental magpie-robin ( Copsychus saularis ) but was promoted to species status based on the results of a molecular ...
Brown-backed scrub robin: Cercotrichas hartlaubi (Reichenow, 1891) 11 White-browed scrub robin: Cercotrichas leucophrys (Vieillot, 1817) 12 Oriental magpie-robin: Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) 13 Seychelles magpie-robin: Copsychus sechellarum Newton, A, 1865: 14 Philippine magpie-robin: Copsychus mindanensis (Boddaert, 1783) 15 Madagascar ...
Oriental magpie robin (Copsychus saularis) White-rumped shama (Copychus malabaricus) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) White-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura) Common stonechat (Saxicola torquata) Grey bushchat (Saxicola ferrea) Blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) Scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma) Black-breasted thrush (Turdus dissimilis)
The Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) is the national bird of Bangladesh, where it is common and known as the doyel or doel (Bengali: দোয়েল). They are common birds in urban gardens as well as forests. They are particularly well known for their songs and were once popular as cagebirds.
Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis; White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus; Rufous-browed flycatcher, Anthipes solitaris; White-tailed flycatcher, Cyornis concretus (A) Hainan blue flycatcher, Cyornis hainanus; Pale blue flycatcher, Cyornis unicolor; Chinese blue flycatcher, Cyornis glaucicomans; Large blue flycatcher, Cyornis ...
Eurasian magpie Yellow-billed chough in flight. Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae. The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.