Copsychus albospecularis
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The Madagascar magpie-robin (Copsychus albospecularis) is a species of chat in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. The Madagascar magpie-robin is closely related to the Seychelles magpie-robin and the Oriental magpie-robin, and may form a superspecies with them. The species is endemic to Madagascar, where it is found across the island. Its distribution is sometimes scattered, as it occupies a wide range of habitats and can be very common or fairly rare depending on this. There is, however, considerable overlap between the subspecies and the exact boundaries between their ranges is unclear.
The Madagascar magpie-robin is around 18 cm (7 in) in length and weighs 21 to 24 g (0.74–0.85 oz). The plumage varies by sex; the male of the nominate subspecies has all-black plumage with a white shoulder patch and the female has a grey-brown crown, back and tail, grey-breast and throat and rufous wings and rump. The males of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Magpie-Robin sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, based on 448 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 83 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Magpie-Robin in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, against about 60% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Ankarafantsika National Park's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain against almost none in August. January–March and May have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascar Magpie-Robin sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Madagascar Magpie-Robin sightings, Ankarafantsika National Park has the highest daily chance: about 80%. Next come Berenty Reserve (Madagascar, about 70%) and Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Madagascar Magpie-Robin that you can see in Ankarafantsika National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Crested Drongo (about 90%), Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher (about 90%) and Madagascar Bulbul (about 90%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagascar Magpie-Robin is recorded against all the birds logged in Ankarafantsika National Park (448 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
