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Philippine Magpie-Robin
Copsychus mindanensis (Boddaert, 1783)
Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Philippine Magpie-Robin, Copsychus mindanensis, is a bird of the Philippines, breeding across the archipelago except the Palawan group. It belongs to the Muscicapidae family and was first described by Boddaert in 1783. It is found in open forest, second growth, cultivated land, gardens and agricultural areas, and can occur up to 1,000 metres above sea level. It is now treated as a separate species from the Oriental Magpie-Robin. It is one of the Philippine endemics that has adapted well to altered habitats.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Philippines (except Palawan group)
