Scientific Name: Copsychus fulicatus

IUCN Classification: Least Concern

A subcontinental passerine bird poor in distinct characteristics (nondescript), mostly of a glossy bright black, with a chestnut colored cluster of bottom feathers. The male is black throughout the upper and central parts, but the female is brown in outer plumage and grey-brown in its underparts. The male is conferred a longer tail that is routinely lifted to the air as it jumps about from branch to branch. The Indian Robins can be seen as pairs, with the tail feathers launched posteriorly, and is found across human habitats, open woodlands and forest ecotones. The diet of the Indian robin is chiefly comprised of insects, but can include bigger prey.

Indian robins of Sri Lanka tend to be smaller than their North Indian counterparts. The subspecies leucopterus is designated as the Indian Robin subspecies that is found all over Sri Lanka. Sightings of the bird have been recorded in both wet and dry zone of Sri Lanka.

Source: eBIRD