Seychelles Magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum) photo
when this male was photographed in 1992 it was one of the worlds rarest birds with fewer than 60 remaining in the wild.
- Recorded 1 November 1992
- Added to IBC 43 weeks 6 days ago
- M P Goodey
- Locality Aride Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species).
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More material of this species
- 4.6An adult on a ...Seychelles, Oct 2001
- 4.5An adult forag...Seychelles,
- 4An adult perch...Seychelles, Aug 2000
- 4A ringed bird ...Seychelles, Sep 2008
- 3.8An adult atrac...Seychelles, Aug 2000
- 2.7when this male...Seychelles, Nov 1992
Recent material by M P Goodey
- 3.8an adult just ...Great Britain, Jul 2011
- 4.1detailed close...Great Britain, Sep 2009
- 3.9a passage birdGreat Britain, Oct 2009
- 4.3a young leucis...Great Britain, Jul 2010
- 3.9a bird returni...Great Britain, Aug 2010
- 4.2an adult male ...The Gambia, Oct 2007
Thanks to relocation programes and protection measures they have staged a slow recovery and the most recent count estimated a total population of 178.
This male was one of the first to be relocated (to the Island of Aride) and was known as Vee Gee because of his cloloured rings one violet the other green.