Oriental Magpie Robin, Mount View Residency, Harisiddhi, Nepal

This species is 19cm long, including the long cocked tail. 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 grey above and greyish white. Young birds have scaly brown upperparts and head. The Oriental Magpie Robin is a common and tame bird. It is terrestrial, hopping along the ground with cocked tail. The male sings loud melodic notes from the top of a perch during the breeding season.

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Oriental Magpie Robin, Mount View Residency, Harisiddhi, Nepal. More photos will be added to www.Nepal-Pictures.com in the near future.