magpie robin

Oriental Magpie Robin

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Copsychus saularis
Nepali name: धोबिनी चरा (Dhobini Chara)

Bardiya National Park, Bardiya, Nepal. 170m. 1 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.
(female) Bardiya National Park, Bardiya, Nepal. 170m. 2 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Highly territorial. Reacts strongly to the use of playback.
2. Rather versatile bird, lives both around human habitation and dense forests.
3. Interesting article on the territorial behavior of this bird can be found here.

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