4647. Birds - Oriental Magpie-Robin, Male, 17 Apr 2023, 18 Jul 2023, 9 Aug 2023, 13 Jun 2026.

PHOTO 1.

Oriental Magpie Robin
 The male is easily identified by its striking contrast of black
and white feathers.
 The female has black upperparts, but has a dark grey
breast.
 This bird is known to sing well.

 

The male Oriental Magpie Robin (OMR) has striking black and white colours including the black breast. The female also has black upperparts, but has a dark grey breast. The OMR is a bird native to Singapore, but I rarely see it in public gardens and open spaces. 

Suddenly perched 10 feet from me in the hot afternoon sunlight of Gardens by the Bay on 17 Apr 2023. Canon R5, 24-105mm lens, AV Mode, F11, ISO 200. Set to AV Mode. No time to waste.

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 https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/04/birds-gardens-by-bay-17-apr-2023.html

 

 

 

 

 

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PHOTO 2.
Oriental Magpie-Robin, Lentor Plain, Singapore. 17 Jul 2023, 8.57 am

Handheld, Canon R5, TV, 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO 160  

 

PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Handheld camera, use TV Mode, 1/125 sec as bird may not perch for long. In this case, he (black plumage as contrasted to a female with brown black plumage) was perched for over a minute staring across Lentor Road.

Oriental Magpie-Robin, Lentor Plain, Singapore. 17 Jul 2023, 8.57 am

Handheld, Canon R5, TV, 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO 160 

 

 

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PHOTO 3. Use TV Mode, 1/1000 sec shutter speed, f/4.5, ISO AUTO

 

The male Oriental magpie-robin has black and white plumage. Females are greyish brown and white. 9 Aug 2023, 9.36 am, Yio Chu Kang, Lentor, Singapore Use TV Mode at 1/1000 sec to get sharp image, f/4.5, ISO Auto (actual is 400). Canon R5. Handheld. 105mm. 

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SINGAPORE - 13 JUN 2026: 9.25am. The Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis) is a robin with a broad white wingbar from the shoulder to the tip of the wing. Image of a MALE which sports black and white plumage. Females are greyish-brown and white. Juveniles resemble females but have scaly heads and upperparts. Birds are often seen in cultivated areas, open woodlands and gardens.

Canon R5, 300mm, 1/400 sec, f/16, iso 2000. Original image