Copsychus albospecularis
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Ankarana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 5 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 6 | Montagne d'Ambre National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Magpie-Robin sighting in Ankarana National Park on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 40 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 7 and 10 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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Madagascar Magpie-Robin sightings, Ankarana National Park ranks 4th at about 60%. The best odds are in Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 80%), 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 Ankarana National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Crested Drongo (about 60%), Madagascar Bulbul (about 60%) and Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher (about 50%), 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 Ankarana National Park (61 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.
