LOCAL NAMES

• පොල්කිච්චා, Polkichcha, ओरिएंटल मैगपाई-रॉबिन, اورینٹل میگپی رابن, ஓரியண்டல் மாக்பி ராபின், ഓറിയന്റൽ മാഗ്പി റോബിൻ, ओरिएंटल मॅग्पी रॉबिन, ওরিয়েন্টাল ম্যাগপাই রবিন, ఓరియంటల్ మాగ్పీ రాబిన్, ਓਰੀਐਂਟਲ ਮੈਗਪੀ ਰੌਬਿਨ, দহিকতৰা, দোয়েল পাখি, દૈયડ, दहियर, काली सुई चिड़िया, ಮಡಿವಾಳ, മണ്ണാത്തിപ്പുള്ള്, दयाळ, डोमिंगा, धोबिनी चरा, ਧਿਆਲ ਚਿੜੀ, श्रीवद, दहियक, कालकण्ठ कलविङ्क, வண்ணாத்திக்குருவி
• Assamese দহিকতৰা
• Bangla দোয়েল
• Chinese 鵲鴝
• Chinese (SIM) 鹊鸲
• Dutch Dayallijster
• English Oriental Magpie-Robin
• English (United States) Oriental Magpie-Robin
• Finnish harakkatasku
• French Shama dayal
• French (French Guiana) Shama dayal
• German Dajalschama
• Gujarati દૈયડ
• Hindi दयाल
• Indonesian Kucica kampung
• Japanese シキチョウ
• Korean 까치울새
• Malayalam മണ്ണാത്തിപ്പുള്ള്
• Marathi दयाळ
• Norwegian orientskjæreskvett
• Odia ଦୟାଳୁ
• Polish sroczek zmienny
• Russian Сорочий шама
• Serbian Obični svrakasti drozd
• Slovak šáma stračia
• Spanish Shama Oriental
• Spanish (Spain) Shama oriental
• Swedish orientshama
• Telugu పెద్ద నల్లంచి
• Thai นกกางเขนบ้าน
• Turkish Çinhindi Alaca Bülbülü
• Ukrainian Шама індійська

DESCRIPTION

Copsychus saularis, The Oriental magpie-robin is a small passerine bird now considered an Old World flycatcher. They are distinctive black and white birds with a long tail that is held upright as they forage on the ground. Distributed in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Males sport black-and-white plumage while the females are grayish brown and white. Juveniles resemble females, but have a scaly head and upperparts. they are common birds in urban gardens as well as forests. They are particularly well known for their songs and were once popular as cagebirds. Their calls are like. Locally named Pol Kichcha. The oriental magpie-robin is considered the national bird of Bangladesh.