The Oriental magpie-robin is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but 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 or perch conspicuously. Occurring across most of the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia, 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.
Image: Oriental magpie robin (Copsychus saularis ceylonensis) male
Image: Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis) Female after bath in Kolkata I IMG 8021
Illustration from John Ray's Synopsis methodicam avium & piscium (1713)
Illustration from A natural history of birds by Eleazar Albin where it was mentioned as Dialbird
The European robin, known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Great Britain and Ireland, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the chat subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north.
European robin
Juvenile, Sussex
Adult and juvenile Gran Canaria robins
Robin with prey