Tuesday, 6 November 2018

Robin 3A/5 - Oriental Magpie Robin ( Bornean Subspecie - Bornean 13/100)


Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis adamsi
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis adamsi (male)

The Oriental Magpie Robin of Borneo has an all black body as shown in the following pictures. I did not notice it until Dennis pointed out to me. On my first trip to Sepilok I did not bothered to shoot this lapsap bird hehehe until the last trip here again in October. 


Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis musicus (male)
 The peninsula male  OMR have  white belly  is shown here. So guys should I consider them as separate species.............................for the moment I will take them as subspecies.

Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis musicus

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