Madagascar Magpie Robin
The Madagascar magpie-robin is a smallish bird often seen in the understory. The male has a shiny black head and back, the wings are black with a white band across them, the belly is white. The female has a brown head, back and wings (except for a white band across the wings), belly is a light grey. This bird is endemic to Madagascar and has several sub-species through-out the island which differ slightly in coloration.
male magpie robin (RNP)
male (Berenty)
female magpie robin (Berenty)
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Juvenile (RNP)
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Langrand, Olivier; 1990: Guide to the Birds of Madagascar, Yale University Press
Sinclair, I & Langrand, O.; 1998: Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands, Struik