The beautiful Indian robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus) is a bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is widespread in the Indian
subcontinent, and ranges across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal,
Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The males of northern populations have a brown
back whose extent slowly reduces southwards with populations in the
southern peninsula having an all black back. They are commonly found in
open scrub areas and seldom seen running along the ground or perching on
low thorny shrubs and rocks. Their long tails are held erect and their
chestnut undertail covert and dark body make them easily distinguishable
from the pied bushchat and the oriental magpie robin.Source: Rajen
