Oriental Magpie-Robin

Copsychus saularis

The Oriental magpie-robin 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. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 7,448 times across 17 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Asia ranged from 15°N in April to 26°N in June, about 1,100 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.