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What the Indian Robin sounds like
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The Indian robin is sexually dimorphic in plumage, with the male being mainly black with a white shoulder patch or stripe whose visible extent can vary with posture. The northern populations have the upper plumage brownish, while the southern populations are black above. The males have chestnut undertail coverts and these are visible as the bird usually holds the 6–8 cm long tail raised upright. The females are brownish above, have no white shoulder stripe and are greyish below, with the vent a paler shade of chestnut than the males.
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When to see the Indian Robin
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Indian Robin
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Indian Robin
The Indian robin is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is widespread in the Indian subcontinent and ranges across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The males of the northern subspecies have brown backs whose extent gradually reduces southwards, with the males of the southern subspecies having all-black backs. They are commonly found in open scrub areas and often seen running along the ground or perching on low thorny shrubs and rocks. The long tail is usually held up and the chestnut undertail coverts and dark body make them easily distinguishable from pied bushchats and Oriental magpie-robins.
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Easily confused with
White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricusThey typically weigh between 28 and 34 g (1.0 and 1.2 oz) and are around 23–28 cm (9–11 in) in length.
Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisThe Madagascar magpie-robin is around 18 cm (7 in) in length and weighs 21 to 24 g (0.74–0.85 oz).
Philippine Magpie-RobinCopsychus mindanensisThe Philippine magpie-robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Side by side: Indian Robin vs Oriental Magpie-Robin · Indian Robin vs White-rumped Shama · Indian Robin vs Madagascar Magpie-Robin
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