Scientific Name: Copsychus saularis Common Name: Oriental Magpie Robin Other Name: Doyel, Dhyal
Identifying Features: black and white body in males, greyish and white body in females, white belly, black head, neck and back, legs and tail are black
Fun Facts:
- The oriental magpie-robin is considered as the national bird of Bangladesh.
- The species name ‘saularis’ comes from latinization of the Hindi word saulary which means a “hundred songs”
This image was clicked by Hans 吳 – via Flickr.
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