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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | 3 subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. a. albospecularis'': | ||
| + | :Northeastern [[Madagascar]] (intergrading with ''inexspectatus'' in central eastern [[Madagascar]]) | ||
| + | *''C. a. inexspectatus'': | ||
| + | :*Southeastern [[Madagascar]] (intergrading with ''albospecularis'' in central eastern [[Madagascar]]) | ||
| + | *''C. a. pica'': | ||
| + | :*Northern, western, and southern [[Madagascar]] (Tsaranatana massif south to the Androy region) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Copsychus+albospecularis}} | {{GSearch|Copsychus+albospecularis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Copsychus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Copsychus]] | ||
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- Copsychus albospecularis
Identification
Black head and back, the wings are black with a white band across them, the belly is white. The female has a brown head, back and wings (except for a white band across the wings), belly is a light grey.
Distribution
Taxonomy
3 subspecies are recognized[1]:
- C. a. albospecularis:
- Northeastern Madagascar (intergrading with inexspectatus in central eastern Madagascar)
- C. a. inexspectatus:
- Southeastern Madagascar (intergrading with albospecularis in central eastern Madagascar)
- C. a. pica:
- Northern, western, and southern Madagascar (Tsaranatana massif south to the Androy region)
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Madagascar Magpie-Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Madagascar_Magpie-Robin
