Oriental Magpie-Robin

The Oriental magpie-robin is a small songbird about 19cm long, including a long tail that is usually cocked upright when it hops on the ground. It is shaped like a European robin but longer-tailed. The male is black above and on the head and throat, with a white shoulder patch, white underparts and white sides to the tail. Young birds have scaly brown upperparts (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a common bird of town gardens as well as forests, often perching conspicuously. It is especially well known for its song and is popular as a cage bird. It is now classed among the Old World flycatchers rather than the thrushes. It is the national bird of Bangladesh (Wikipedia, general species account).