These birds are mostly seen close to the ground, jumping along the branches or looking for food in the garbage leaves on the ground with a triangular tail.
Males sing loudly from the top of a tree or perched high during the breeding season. The Magpie Robin- (Copsychus saularis) Oriental population is spread in tropical south Asia from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and eastern Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. They have been introduced to Australia.
Oriental Magpie Robin- (Copsychus saularis) is found in open forest, a dispersal area close to human habitation.
Oriental Magpie Robin- (Copsychus saularis) breeds from March to July in India and January-June in Southeast Asia. They nest in tree holes or niches on the walls or building.Burung is also known to have used artificial nesting areas provided by humans, such as the use of boxes of hay grass, and twigs as building materials for nests-shaped cups.
Females engage in most nesting, it happens about a week before the eggs are laid. Four or five eggs are placed in 24 hour intervals, Eggs oval and usually pale blue with brownish Speckles that match the color of straw. Eggs are incubated by females for 8 to 14 days. Oriental Magpie Robin- (Copsychus saularis) insectivorous eaters and invertebrates, catching insects in the air and taking them to perch for consumption.
prey on ants, geckos, leeches, centipedes, and even fish.
