Oriental Magpie-Robin - 鵲鴝 (豬屎渣)
Copsychus saularis
Summary 2
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. Occurring across most of the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia, they are common birds in urban gardens as well as forests.
Did You Know? The Oriental Magpie-Robin is the national bird of Bangladesh.
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- (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tan Kok Hui
- Adapted by Shaun Martin from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copsychus_saularis
