Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus)

Other Names (World)
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Black-winged Pygmy triller

Family
Vangidae (Vangas And Allies)

Size
13.50 - 14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1822)

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp, hill and kerangas forest, mangroves, cultivated areas, plantations. From sea-level - 950 m, occasionally to 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand.

Extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim), extreme southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (including Nias I and Simeulue I), Riau and Lingga Archipelagos, Bangka, Belitung, Borneo (including Banggi I), Java and Bali.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Solitary or in pairs. Often in mixed feeding flocks.

Voice
A buzzing 'dee-dit-doo', descending in pitch. An ascending 'zee-zit-zit'. Also an undulating buzz.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) [XC488333]
by Mike Nelson from Kuala Balai Peatswamp, Brunei (call)

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) [XC863190]
by David Edwards from Kota Kinabalu District (near Kota Kinabalu), Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus) which has white on the wings.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) - 10 files

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