Seychelles magpie-robin

Copsychus sechellarum

The Seychelles magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum) is a bird found in Seychelles. Found in the Seychelles. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, small animals and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Copsychus sechellarum
Region	Asia
Found in	Seychelles

🏡 Where the Seychelles magpie-robin lives

Found in the Seychelles.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs50%
🐾 Small animals20%
🍎 Fruit20%
🦴 Leftovers (carrion)10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 71 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Alexander Schlatmann (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC703390. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Seychelles magpie-robin

Where does the Seychelles magpie-robin live?

The Seychelles magpie-robin lives in Seychelles. Found in the Seychelles.

What does the Seychelles magpie-robin eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), small animals (about 20%), fruit (about 20%), dead animals (carrion) (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Seychelles magpie-robin endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.