Madagascar magpie-robin
Copsychus albospecularis (Eydoux & Gervais, 1836)
The madagascar magpie-robin (Copsychus albospecularis) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.7 g to 24 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the madagascar magpie-robin
- Weight
- 22.7 g – 24 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the madagascar magpie-robin
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Where does the madagascar magpie-robin live?
Not recorded
What is the madagascar magpie-robin?
The Madagascar magpie-robin (Copsychus albospecularis) is a species of chat in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.
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Is the madagascar magpie-robin endangered?
The madagascar magpie-robin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the madagascar magpie-robin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusCopsychus
- SpeciesCopsychus albospecularis (Eydoux & Gervais, 1836)
Synonyms Turdus albo-specularis
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- Madagascan magpie-robinEnglish
- Madagascan magpie-robinEnglish
- MMROEnglish
- robin frith MadagasgarWelsh
- MadagaskardayalDanish
- Madagascar DayalDanish
- MadagaskardajalGerman
- Madagaskar-DajalGerman
- MadagaskarschamaGerman
- madagaskara ŝamaoEsperanto
- Shama malgacheSpanish
- Shama malgache comúnSpanish
- madagaskari harakööbikEstonian
- سینهسرخ پیسه ماداگاسکارPersian
- madagaskarinharakkataskuFinnish
- Dyal malgacheFrench
- Chama de MadagascarFrench
- Merle dyal malgacheFrench
- Shama de MadagascarFrench
- madagaskarski živičnjakCroatian
- madagaszkári szarkarigóHungarian
- Merlo gazza del MadagascarItalian
- Pettirosso gazza delle del MadagascarItalian
- マダガスカルシキチョウJapanese
- madagaskarinė šamaLithuanian
- TodianaMalagasy
- MadagaskardayallijsterDutch
- gasserskjæreskvettNorwegian
- sroczek białoskrzydłyPolish
- shama-malgaxePortuguese
- pisco-de-madagascarPortuguese
- pisco-de-madagáscarPortuguese
- Мадагаскарский шамаRussian
- Мадагаскарский шама-дроздRussian
- šáma madagaskarskáSlovak
- Madagaskarski svrakasti drozdSerbian
- madagaskarshamaSwedish
- Madagaskar Alaca BülbülüTurkish
- шама мадагаскарськаUkrainian
- Chích chòe MadagascarVietnamese
- 马岛鹊鸲Chinese
- 馬達加斯加鵲鴝Chinese
Relatives of the madagascar magpie-robin
Other species in the same genus Copsychus.
Oriental magpie-robin
Copsychus saularis
White-rumped shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Seychelles magpie-robin
Copsychus sechellarum
White-vented shama
Copsychus niger
Black shama
Copsychus cebuensis
White-browed shama
Copsychus luzoniensis
CompareMadagascar magpie-robin vs Oriental magpie-robinMadagascar magpie-robin vs White-rumped shamaMadagascar magpie-robin vs Seychelles magpie-robinMadagascar magpie-robin vs White-vented shama
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the madagascar magpie-robin?
An adult madagascar magpie-robin weighs 22.7 g – 24 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the madagascar magpie-robin endangered?
The madagascar magpie-robin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the madagascar magpie-robin?
The madagascar magpie-robin (Copsychus albospecularis) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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