The
Indian robin (
Saxicoloides fulicatus) is a species of
bird in the family
Muscicapidae. 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 gradually reduces southwards with populations in the southern peninsula having an all black back. They are commonly found in open scrub areas and often 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.