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Philippine magpie-robin

Copsychus mindanensis (Boddaert, 1783)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 32.9 g to 43 g and live up to 5.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis)
Photo: Squatic · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the philippine magpie-robin

Weight
32.9 g – 43 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the philippine magpie-robin live?

Not recorded

What is the philippine magpie-robin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

It is endemic to the Philippines. It was formerly a subspecies of Oriental magpie-robin but was designated as its own species.

It has a wide range of habitat including open forest, second growth, cultivated areas, gardens and agricultural areas up to 1,000 meters above sea level.

From the Wikipedia article “Philippine magpie-robin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_magpie-robin&oldid=1349701972), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the philippine magpie-robin sound like?

Derek Paulo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the philippine magpie-robin endangered?

The philippine magpie-robin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 philippine magpie-robin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusCopsychus
  7. SpeciesCopsychus mindanensis (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Copsychus saularis mindanensis, Turdus mindanensis

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Filippinsk DayalDanish
  • PhilippinendajalGerman
  • PhilippinenschamaGerman
  • filipina ŝamaoEsperanto
  • Shama filipinoSpanish
  • pikkuharakkataskuFinnish
  • Shama des PhilippinesFrench
  • crnorepi živičnjakCroatian
  • フィリピンシキチョウJapanese
  • Filipijnse DayallijsterDutch
  • Filippijnse DayallijsterDutch
  • filippinerskjæreskvettNorwegian
  • sroczek czarnosternyPolish
  • pisco-filipinoPortuguese
  • shama-filipinoPortuguese
  • Филиппинский шамаRussian
  • Филиппинский шама-дроздRussian
  • šáma filipínskaSlovak
  • Filipinski svrakasti drozdSerbian
  • filippinshamaSwedish
  • filippinsk shamaSwedish
  • Filipin Alaca BülbülüTurkish
  • шама філіпінськаUkrainian
  • 菲律宾鹊鸲Chinese
  • 菲律賓鵲鴝Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the philippine magpie-robin

Other species in the same genus Copsychus.

LC, Least Concern
Black shama (Copsychus cebuensis)

Black shama

Copsychus cebuensis

Muscicapidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the philippine magpie-robin?

An adult philippine magpie-robin weighs 32.9 g – 43 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the philippine magpie-robin endangered?

The philippine magpie-robin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the philippine magpie-robin live?

The philippine magpie-robin has a recorded lifespan of 5.92 years.

What kind of animal is the philippine magpie-robin?

The philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-magpie-robin

MLA

“Philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-magpie-robin.

BibTeX
@misc{philippine_magpie_robin_2026,
  title = {Philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-magpie-robin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}