Oriental magpie-robin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the oriental magpie-robin lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Copsychus saularis
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Asia
Mass	36 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Muscicapidae

Where does the oriental magpie-robin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the oriental magpie-robin in 17 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Hefei. In Chinese Taipei it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an oriental magpie-robin?

Wikidata records the following for the oriental magpie-robin: mass 36 g (adult weight).

Is the oriental magpie-robin endangered?

The oriental magpie-robin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the oriental magpie-robin?

The oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae, genus Copsychus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the oriental magpie-robin

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 are popular as cagebirds.

The oriental magpie-robin is considered the national bird of Bangladesh.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oriental magpie-robin (revision 1376183225), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q266761 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).