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Madagascar Magpie-Robin
Copsychus albospecularis (Eydoux, JFT; Gervais, FLP 1836)
The Madagascar magpie-robin is a species of chat in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Copsychus
Scientific:
Copsychus albospecularis
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Copsychus
Scientific:
Copsychus albospecularis
Original description
Citation:
(Eydoux, JFT; Gervais, FLP 1836)
Reference:
Mag. Zool. Paris
6, cl.2 text to pl.62-76, p.9; pl.64-65
Protonym:
Turdus albo-specularis
Type locality:
Madagascar ; restricted to Maroantsetra, northeastern Madagascar, by Delacour, 1931, Ois. Rev. Franç. Orn., 1, p. 623.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114097#page/89/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
9701590470058A20
Avibase ID:
avibase-97015904
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/97015904
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559429
Geographic range:
- Copsychus albospecularis: Madagascar
- Copsychus albospecularis albospecularis: northeastern Madagascar (intergrading with inexspectatus in east-central Madagascar)
- Copsychus albospecularis inexspectatus: southeastern Madagascar (intergrading with albospecularis in east-central Madagascar)
- Copsychus albospecularis pica: northern, western, and southern Madagascar (Tsaranatana massif southward to the Androy region)
Source: Clements checklist
Madagascar Magpie-Robin
Bulgarian:
Мадагаскарска черногръдка
Catalan:
shama de Madagascar
Czech:
šáma madagaskarská
Danish:
Madagaskardayal
German:
Madagaskarschama
Esperanto:
madagaskara ŝamao
Spanish:
Shama Malgache
Spanish (Spain):
Shama Malgache
Estonian:
madagaskari harakööbik
Finnish:
madagaskarinharakkatasku
French:
Shama de Madagascar
Croatian:
madagaskarski živičnjak
Hungarian:
madagaszkári szarkarigó
Italian:
Pettirosso gazza delle del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji):
madagasukarushikichou
Japanese:
マダガスカルシキチョウ
Lithuanian:
Madagaskarinė šama
Dutch:
Madagaskardayallijster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gassarskjorskvett
Norwegian:
Gasserskjæreskvett
Polish:
sroczek białoskrzydły
Portuguese:
pisco-de-madagáscar
Portuguese (Portugal):
shama-malgaxe
Russian:
Мадагаскарский шама
Slovak:
šáma madagaskarská
Serbian:
Madagaskarski svrakasti drozd
Swedish:
madagaskarshama
Turkish:
Madagaskar alaca bülbülü
Ukrainian:
Шама мадагаскарська
Chinese:
马岛鹊鸲
Chinese (Traditional):
馬達加斯加鵲鴝
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Shama de Madagascar ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Shama de Madagascar ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Madagascar Magpie Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Madagascar Magpie Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Madagascar Magpie Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Madagascar Magpie Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Madagascar Magpie Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Madagascar Magpie Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Madagascar Magpie-robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Madagascan Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Madagascar Magpie Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Copsychus albospecularis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Copsychus albospecularis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Copsychus albospecularis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Madagascar Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus albospecularis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Copsychus albospecularis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Copsychus albospecularis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Мадагаскарска черногръдка
Catalan: shama de Madagascar
Czech: šáma madagaskarská, Šama madagaskarský
Danish: Madagaskardayal
German: Madagaskardajal, Madagaskarschama, Malegassendajal
English: Madagascan Magpie-Robin, Madagascar Magpie Robin, Madagascar Magpie-Robin, Seychelles Magpie Robin
English (Avilist): Madagascar Magpie-Robin
English, HBW: Madagascar/Pelzeln's Magpie-robin
English (IOC): Madagascan Magpie-Robin, Madagascar Magpie-Robin
English (United States): Madagascar Magpie-Robin
Esperanto: Madagaskara pigonajtingalo, Madagaskara ŝamao
Spanish: Shama Malgache, Shama malgache común
Spanish (Spain): Shama Malgache
Spanish (HBW): Madagascar Magpie-Robin
Estonian: madagaskari harakööbik
Finnish: Madagaskarinharakkarastas, madagaskarinharakkatasku
French: Dyal malgache, Merle à miroir blanc, Merle dyal, Merle dyal malgache, Shama de Madagascar
French (Guyane): Shama de Madagascar
Croatian: madagaskarski živičnjak
Hungarian: madagaszkári szarkarigó
Italian: Merlo del Madagascar, Pettirosso gazza delle del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji): madagasukarushikichou, madakasukarushikichou
Japanese: マダカスカルシキチョウ, マダガスカルシキチョウ
Scientific: Copsychus albospecularis, Copsychus albospecularis albospecularis, Turdus albo-specularis
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinė šama
Malagasy: Atodiana, Fatsimboay, Fitadahy, Fitatra, Fitatra'ala, Fitatsy, Fitavavy, Fitra'ala, Pida, Pidaehy, voromasiaka
Dutch: Madagaskardayalijster, Madagaskardayallijster, Madagaskar-dayallijster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gassarskjorskvett
Norwegian: Gasserskjæreskvett
Polish: sroczek bialoskrzydly, sroczek białoskrzydły
Portuguese: pisco-de-madagáscar
Portuguese (Portugal): shama-malgaxe
Russian: Мадагаскарская сорочья малиновка, Мадагаскарский шама, Мадагаскарский шама-дрозд
Slovak: šáma madagaskarská
Serbian: Madagaskarski svrakasti drozd
Swedish: Madagaskarshama
Turkish: Madagaskar alaca bülbülü
Ukrainian: Шама мадагаскарська
Chinese: 马岛鹊鸲
Chinese (Traditional): 馬達加斯加鵲鴝
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