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Copsychus saularis
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species of bird
OverviewAI-generated
Copsychus saularis, commonly known as the Oriental Magpie-Robin, is a species of bird classified within the family Muscicapidae. Its scientific name is cited as (Linnaeus, 1758), and it belongs to the genus Copsychus. The organism is part of the class Aves, order Passeriformes, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. Other common names include Dajalschama and Shama oriental.
The species has a recorded mass of 36 and an egg incubation period of 12. Its average litter size is 3.2. The taxon range includes Hefei, China, and the Nanling Mountains. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status is Least Concern as of 2021. Occurrence records are held by institutions such as YPM and WFVZ, with data from the Philippines and Malaysia.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernCopsychus saularis
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,327
- With media
- 368
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Collections
- YPM, WFVZ
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Malaysia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Copsychus saularis
- taxon name
- Copsychus saularis
- Commons gallery
- Copsychus saularis
- litter size
- 3.2
- egg incubation period
- 12
- taxon common name
- dominico
- taxon range
- Nanling Mountains
- short name
- C. saularis
- taxon author citation
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Encyclopedic overview
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. The males 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. They are particularly well known for their songs and were once popular as cagebirds.
The oriental magpie-robin is considered the national bird of Bangladesh.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Copsychus saularis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.