The Magpie-Robin

An Oriental magpie-robin — glossy blue-black and clean white — perches on a rough branch, alert and upright. A modest bird with an outsized voice and a special place in Bangladesh. Fun fact: Known locally as the *doel*, the Oriental magpie-robin is the **national bird of Bangladesh** and appears on the country's currency — prized for its rich, varied song at dawn and dusk.