Thrushes (Turdidae)
Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) - HBW 10, p. 765
French: Shama dayal
German: Dajaldrossel
Spanish: Shama Oriental
Other common names: Magpie Robin
Taxonomy: Gracula Saularis Linnaeus, 1758, Bengal, India.
May form a superspecies with C. sechellarum and C. albospecularis. Races form three basic groups: “nominate group” (white belly, white in tail), “amoenus group” (black belly, white in tail), and “mindanensis group” (white belly, black tail). Described race problematicus from Borneo is an intergrade between musicus and pluto. Several other named races are poorly differentiated or part of clinal variation, or based on very small sample sizes: erimelas (NE India E to Indochina) and prosthopellus (China and Hainan) synonym.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Gracula Saularis Linnaeus, 1758, Bengal, India.
May form a superspecies with C. sechellarum and C. albospecularis. Races form three basic groups: “nominate group” (white belly, white in tail), “amoenus group” (black belly, white in tail), and “mindanensis group” (white belly, black tail). Described race problematicus from Borneo is an intergrade between musicus and pluto. Several other named races are poorly differentiated or part of clinal variation, or based on very small sample sizes: erimelas (NE India E to Indochina) and prosthopellus (China and Hainan) synonymized with nominate, and zacnecus (Simeulue I), nesiarchus (Nias I), masculus (Batu Is), pagiensis (Mentawai) and javensis (W Java) with musicus. Proposed Philippine race deuteronymus (Luzon), separated on lightly barred buff wash of lower underparts of female, also regarded as too weak to merit recognition and thus merged with mindanensis. Eight subspecies recognized.
May form a superspecies with C. sechellarum and C. albospecularis. Races form three basic groups: “nominate group” (white belly, white in tail), “amoenus group” (black belly, white in tail), and “mindanensis group” (white belly, black tail). Described race problematicus from Borneo is an intergrade between musicus and pluto. Several other named races are poorly differentiated or part of clinal variation, or based on very small sample sizes: erimelas (NE India E to Indochina) and prosthopellus (China and Hainan) synonymized with nominate, and zacnecus (Simeulue I), nesiarchus (Nias I), masculus (Batu Is), pagiensis (Mentawai) and javensis (W Java) with musicus. Proposed Philippine race deuteronymus (Luzon), separated on lightly barred buff wash of lower underparts of female, also regarded as too weak to merit recognition and thus merged with mindanensis. Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) - NE Pakistan and India E to S & E China (including Hainan I), S to Thailand and Indochina.
- ceylonensis P. L. Sclater, 1861 - S India and Sri Lanka.
- andamanensis Hume, 1874 - Andaman Is.
- saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) - NE Pakistan and India E to S & E China (including Hainan I), S to Thailand and Indochina.
- ceylonensis P. L. Sclater, 1861 - S India and Sri Lanka.
- andamanensis Hume, 1874 - Andaman Is.
- musicus (Raffles, 1822) - S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia S to Sumatra (including islands of Simeulue, Nias, Batu, Belitung, Bangka), W Java and S & W Borneo.
- amoenus (Horsfield, 1821) - E Java and Bali.
- pluto Bonaparte, 1850 - N, E & SE Borneo and Maratua I.
- adamsi Elliot, 1890 - extreme N coastal Borneo and adjacent islands.
- mindanensis (Boddaert, 1783) - Philippines.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A adult male calling near a waterhole. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 26 February 2012 1 year ago 29 sec 4.6 -
A male mandibulating and eating a worm, then being alert. Locality Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp saularis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 April 2008 4 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
A male perched, looking around and rubbing its bill. Locality Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp saularis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 April 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 4.4 -
A bird on a branch. Locality Dong'ao Island, Wanshan Archipelago, Guangdong, China (Southern)
Jeremiusz Trzaska 26 January 2010 2 years ago 41 sec 4.3 -
Male singing Locality Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (ssp saularis)
Greg Baker 16 March 2011 1 year ago 26 sec 4.2 -
Female on chain-link fence preens then turns and cocks tail Locality Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong (ssp saularis)
Desmond Allen 18 April 2007 20 weeks ago 25 sec 4
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Feeding the juvenile
Locality Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong
Terence S K LAI 6 July 2011 18 weeks ago 4.4 -
A male protect his territory
Locality Pakistan (ssp saularis)
Zotyesz 23 March 2010 3 years ago 4.2 -
Female perching on a tree
Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Tomas Grim 24 November 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Male Standing on a wall
Locality Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp ceylonensis)
John A Thompson 24 March 2012 1 year ago 4.1 -
Female Standing on a wall
Locality Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp ceylonensis)
John A Thompson 24 March 2012 1 year ago 4.1 -
Male
Locality Indroda Nature Park, Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar District, Gujarat, India
drpankajmaheria 1 May 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
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Calls by one male. Locality Dallas Zoo, Dallas, Texas, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 18 June 2012 37 weeks ago 4 -
A bird singing. Locality Ang Trapeang Thmor, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia
(ssp saularis)
Josep del Hoyo 3 March 2011 2 years ago 4 -
Soft sweet calls in evening Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 September 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Long sweet calls in morning Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Song by male Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 2007 3 years ago 4 -
Four calls of a male. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India
(ssp ceylonensis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 3.5
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