Copsychus saularis  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oriental Magpie-Robin

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Copsychus
Species: saularis

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• Common names: Oriental Magpie-Robin
• Thai names: นกกางเขนบ้าน
• Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
  Copsychus saularis [saularis, erimelas or prosthopellus]: northeastern Pakistan, Nepal, and northern India to eastern and southern China, Hainan Island, Thailand, and Indochina
  Copsychus saularis ceylonensis: SE India and Sri Lanka
  Copsychus saularis andamanensis: Andaman Islands
  Copsychus saularis [musicus, zacnecus, nesiarchus, masculus or pagiensis]: Thai-Malay Peninsula (perhaps an area of introgression between saularis and musicus?), Sumatra and associated islands (Simeulue, the Batu Islands, Nias, Mentawai Islands, Riau Archipelago, Belitung, and Bangka), and western Java; intergrades with amoenus in central Java
  Copsychus saularis amoenus: E Java and Bali
  Copsychus saularis adamsi: N Borneo, Banggi and adjacent islands
  Copsychus saularis pluto: E Borneo and Maratua Islands
• IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population stable. ​[2]
• Image locations: Bangkok (Suan Rot Fai Park), Songkhla (Hat Yai)
• Additional notes: 

Image locations

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Images of Copsychus saularis from Thailand.

Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) male Suan Rot Fai Park Bangkok Thailand January

Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) female Suan Rot Fai Park Bangkok Thailand January

Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Hat Yai, Songkhla, February 2017

Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Hat Yai, Songkhla, February 2017

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References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 27 July 2020.

​[2] BirdLife International. 2017. Copsychus saularis (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103893432A111178145. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103893432A111178145.en. Downloaded on 27 July 2020.​​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.