Philippine magpie-robin
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Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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Species: | C. mindanensis
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Copsychus mindanensis (Boddaert, 1783)
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The Philippine magpie-robin (Copsychus mindanensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Oriental magpie-robin.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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References
- Sheldon, F.H., D.J. Lohman, H.C. Lim, F. Zou, S.M. Goodman, D.M. Prawiradilaga, K. Winker, T.M. Brailem, and R.G. Moyle. 2009. Phylogeography of the magpie-robin species complex (Aves: Turdidae: Copsychus) reveals a Philippine species, an interesting isolating barrier and unusual dispersal patterns in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. Journal of Biogeography 36: 1070–1083.