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Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) is 19 cm long, including the long tail, which is usually held cocked upright when hopping on the ground. When they are singing a song the tail is normal like other birds. It is similar in shape to the smaller European robin, but is longer-tailed. The male has black upperparts, head and throat apart from a white shoulder patch. The underparts and the sides of the long tail are white. Females are greyish black above and greyish white. Young birds have scaly brown upperparts and head. It is the national bird of Bangladesh.

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Uploaded on October 21, 2019
Taken on September 1, 2018