Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Copsychus malabaricus
Family: Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Status: Uncommon resident and rare introduced resident · Size: 21.5–28 cm · Conservation: Not Evaluated
Occurs across the Indian subcontinent, southern China, and Southeast Asia.
Male has glossy blue-black head, upperparts and upper breast, orange-rufous underparts, conspicuous white rump, and long blackish tail. Female resembles male but blue-black replaced by dark grey and has shorter tail. Juvenile resembles female but has buff speckles on upperparts and dark scales at throat and upper breast.
Forest, forest edge, and wooded areas.
Forages mainly on the ground amongst leaf litter.