Oriental Magpie-Robin

It is 19 cm long including the long tail, which is usually held cocked upright when hopping on the ground. The male is black above with a white shoulder patch and white underparts and tail sides. the female is greyish black above and greyish white below (Wikipedia, general species account). It is well known for its song and is popular as a cage bird. It is the national bird of Bangladesh (Wikipedia, general species account). (Wikipedia, general species account).

Oriental Magpie-Robin is a small passerine, formerly classed as a thrush and now considered an Old World flycatcher, found across most of the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia and common in urban gardens as well as forests. The nominate race is found on the Indian subcontinent and the females of this race are the palest. A number of other races have been named across the range, including prosthopellus (Hong Kong), nesiotes, zacnecus, nesiarchus, masculus, pagiensis, javensis, problematicus, amoenus, adamsi, pluto, deuteronymus and mindanensis. (Wikipedia, general species account).