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The magpie-robins or shamas are medium-sized birds. They mostly eat insects. Some also eat berries and other fruit. They are in the genera Copsychus and Trichixos. They were used to be in the thrush family Turdidae. They are now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae.

These are African and Asian garden and forest dwelling species.

Species list:

• Madagascar Magpie-robin, Copsychus albospecularis
• Oriental Magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
• White-rumped Shama, Copsychus malabaricus
• Seychelles Magpie-robin, Copsychus sechellarum
• White-browed Shama, Copsychus luzoniensis
• White-vented Shama, Copsychus niger
• Black Shama, Copsychus cebuensis
• Rufous-tailed Shama, Trichixos pyrropyga