This is an male oriental mapie robin. The male has glossy blue-black upperparts, head, throat and upper breast. Long tail is black, with white outer feathers. Wings are black with two bold, long, white wing bars. Underparts are white. The female is differentiated from the male by dull dark grey instead black on the same body parts. This bird is commonly found in in parks and gardens, cultivated areas and open woodlands. It also frequents human habitation surroundings. The main food for this bird is ground insects, worms, snails. It is the national bird of Bangladesh.