The
magpie-robins or
shamas (from
shama,
Hindi for
C. malabaricus) are medium-sized insectivorous
birds (some also eat berries and other fruit) in the genera
Copsychus and
Trichixos. They were formerly in the
thrush family Turdidae, but are more often now treated as part of the
Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The
Seychelles magpie-robin is one of the most endangered birds in the world, with a population of less than 250, although this is a notable increase from just 16 in 1970.