#muscicapidae — Public Fediverse posts

@ShutterRatata great photo.#Robins (#Erithacus #rubecula, #Muscicapidae) are endearing to us, partly due to their short #flightdistance. Combined with their attractive #appearance, they evoke positive associations in us. Therefore, they e.g. play a role in #culturaltraditions (Christian legends).They have twice been #BirdoftheYear in Germany. In 1963, robins were the first animal, in which the presence of a #magneticsense (#orientation via Earth's #magneticfield) was proven. Text: S.F.Wirth

@ShutterRatata great photo.#Robins (#Erithacus #rubecula, #Muscicapidae) are endearing to us, partly due to their short #flightdistance. Combined with their attractive #appearance, they evoke positive associations in us. Therefore, they e.g. play a role in #culturaltraditions (Christian legends).They have twice been #BirdoftheYear in Germany. In 1963, robins were the first animal, in which the presence of a #magneticsense (#orientation via Earth's #magneticfield) was proven. Text: S.F.Wirth

@ShutterRatata great photo.#Robins (#Erithacus #rubecula, #Muscicapidae) are endearing to us, partly due to their short #flightdistance. Combined with their attractive #appearance, they evoke positive associations in us. Therefore, they e.g. play a role in #culturaltraditions (Christian legends).They have twice been #BirdoftheYear in Germany. In 1963, robins were the first animal, in which the presence of a #magneticsense (#orientation via Earth's #magneticfield) was proven. Text: S.F.Wirth

@ShutterRatata great photo.#Robins (#Erithacus #rubecula, #Muscicapidae) are endearing to us, partly due to their short #flightdistance. Combined with their attractive #appearance, they evoke positive associations in us. Therefore, they e.g. play a role in #culturaltraditions (Christian legends).They have twice been #BirdoftheYear in Germany. In 1963, robins were the first animal, in which the presence of a #magneticsense (#orientation via Earth's #magneticfield) was proven. Text: S.F.Wirth

New addition! 🌍 Ant-eating chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) #Africanbirds #Botswanabirds #Eswatinibirds #Lesothobirds #Namibianbirds #SouthAfricanbirds #Zimbabweanbirds | #OldWorldflycatchers #Chats #Muscicapidae | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfMastodon #birds

New addition! 🌏 Mangrove blue flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) #Asianbirds #Bruneianbirds #Indonesianbirds #Malyasianbirds #Philippinebirds #SriLankanbirds #Singaporeanbirds #Thaibirds | #OldWorldflycatchers #Muscicapidae | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfMastodon #birds

#Ornithologists Unveil Family Tree of Old World #Flycatchers, #Robins and #Chats https://www.sci.news/biology/muscicapidae-phylogeny-11425.html

A near-complete and time-calibrated #phylogeny of the Old World flycatchers, robins and chats (Aves, Muscicapidae) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790322002597

#Muscicapidae #birds, widely distributed in various habitats across the entire Old World and adjacent #Australasia and #Nearctic, are a great study group to address various questions on #evolution, #biodiversity and #biogeography.

Greeted at the start of a walk around Pasir Ris Park, Singapore, on 16 Feb 2019 by this Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis). It wasn't bothered by me standing a few metres from it taking shots. It was more interested in looking for something to eat.

Local Status: Uncommon resident

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20383222 ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves #PerchingBirds #Passeriformes #OldWorldFlycatchers #Muscicapidae

Two Oriental Magpie-Robins (Copsychus saularis) spotted at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, on 21 Nov 2018. The first one is a juvenile (lighter coloured breast feathers and shorter tail) while the other is an adult male (darker coloured feathers).

The male seems to be giving me a quizzical look in the last shot. :-)

#iNaturalist #Nature #Malaysia #Photography #Birds #Aves #Muscicapidae #OldWorldFlycatchers

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18619905 ]