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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. They are distinctive black and white birds with a long tail that is held upright as they forage on the ground or perch conspicuously.
Scientific Name : Copsychus Saularis
Family : Muscicapidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Chats And Old World Flycatchers
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 17 - 20 cm
Compare Size : Bulbul +-
Wingspan : NA
Weight : 36 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : No
Nesting Season : April - July
Other Names :
Hindi : दयाल
Marathi : दयाळ
Habitat:
Cultivated areas and Open woodlands, Parks and gardens, Dry and moist-deciduous forest, Secondary jungle, Near human habitations
Breeding:
Eggs - 3 - 5, Pale blue-green, blotched and mottled with reddish-brown. Female incubates; male shares other domestic chores
Feeding:
Insects and Other invertebrates, Flower nectar, Geckos, Leeches, Centipedes and even fish
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Tail | long and black with outer featers white |
| Upperparts | black |
| Head | black |
| Neck | black |
| Underparts | white |
| Wing | black with white patch running along the length of the wing |
| Female | |
|---|---|
| Tail | long |
| Upperparts | greyish-black |
| Head | greyish-black |
| Neck | greyish-black |
| Underparts | white |
| Wing | greyish-black;white patch running along the length of the wing;black all along below the white patch |
| Juvenile | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | scaly-brown |
| Head | scaly-brown |
| Female of the Andamans race andamanensis | |
|---|---|
| Note : They are darker, heavier-billed and shorter-tailed |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 08 Dec 2018 | Harihareshwar Beach, Raigad, Maharashtra |
| 09 Dec 2018 | Harihareshwar Beach, Raigad, Maharashtra |
| 25 Feb 2022 | Neral - Matheran Road, Raigad, Maharashtra |
| 05 Nov 2018 | Shiravali Gaon, Raigad, Maharashtra |
| 31 Jan 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
| 19 May 2022 | Karjat - Kashele - Khandas Road, Maharashtra |
