Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Oriental Magpie-Robin
The Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Copsychus saularis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Copsychus saularis saularis
- Copsychus saularis ceylonensis
- Copsychus saularis andamanensis
- Copsychus saularis musicus
- Copsychus saularis amoenus
- Copsychus saularis adamsi
- Copsychus saularis pluto
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Gracula Saularis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Asia; restricted to Bengal by Baker, 1921, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 27, p. 714.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.165
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
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Cercotrichas podobe
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas paena
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Indian Robin
Copsychus fulicatus
Rufous-tailed Shama
Copsychus pyrropygus
Madagascar Magpie-Robin
Copsychus albospecularis
Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Copsychus sechellarum
Philippine Magpie-Robin
Copsychus mindanensis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Sri Lanka Shama
Copsychus leggei
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