Magpie-robin
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[Photo] Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis) male. Date 18 September 2004. Photo by Charles Lam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kclama)

The magpie-robins or shamas are medium-sized insectivorous birds (some also eat berries and other fruit) in the genera Copsychus and Trichixos. They were formerly in the thrush family Turdidae, but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae.

The magpie robin is the national bird of Bangladesh. It is one of the more familiar birds about towns and villages of Bangladesh and it is called Doel.

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

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