The Seychelles magpie robin (Copsychus sechellarum), a black-feathered bird about the size of a European blackbird, dwindled to fewer than 20 individuals on a single island in the Seychelles ...

Molly was originally thought to be a female ... believes the magpie 'looked really weak and not well at all' but made a full recovery. Ms Wells was first asked to surrender the bird six months ...