Copsychus saularis  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oriental Magpie-Robin
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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Copsychus
Species: saularis

  • Common names: Oriental Magpie-Robin
  • Thai names: นกกางเขนบ้าน
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1]
    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: 
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Image locations
Images of Copsychus saularis from Thailand.
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Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) male Suan Rot Fai Park Bangkok Thailand January
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Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) female Suan Rot Fai Park Bangkok Thailand January
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Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Hat Yai, Songkhla, February 2017
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Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Hat Yai, Songkhla, February 2017
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.