Magpie-robin

The magpie-robins or shamas are medium-sized  birds.  They mostly eat insects.  Some also eat berries and other fruit.  They are in the genera Copsychus and Trichixos. They were used to be in the thrush family Turdidae.  They are now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae.

These are African and Asian garden and forest dwelling species.

Species list:
 Madagascar Magpie-robin, Copsychus albospecularis
 Oriental Magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
 White-rumped Shama, Copsychus malabaricus
 Seychelles Magpie-robin, Copsychus sechellarum
 White-browed Shama, Copsychus luzoniensis
 White-vented Shama, Copsychus niger
 Black Shama, Copsychus cebuensis
 Rufous-tailed Shama, Trichixos pyrropyga

References

Category:Passeri