Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
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Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Hemipus picatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Cuc Phuong National Park
18 Verified records at Cuc Phuong National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus) is a small passerine bird usually placed in the Vangidae. It is found in the forests of tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas and hills of southern India to Indonesia. Mainly insectivorous it is found hunting in the mid-canopy of forests, often joining mixed-species foraging flocks. They perch upright and have a distinctive pattern of black and white, males being more shiny black than the females. In some populations the colour of the back is brownish while others have a dark wash on the underside. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

Large Woodshrike
LC

Large Woodshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tephrodornis virgatus

<5% · Rare
Fork-tailed Sunbird
LC

Fork-tailed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga christinae

50–60% · Likely
White-bellied Yuhina
LC

White-bellied Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Erpornis zantholeuca

50–60% · Likely
Japanese Thrush
LC

Japanese Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus cardis

50–60% · Likely
Rufous-throated Fulvetta

Rufous-throated Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe rufogularis

50–60% · Likely
Puff-throated Bulbul
LC

Puff-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus pallidus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-browed Warbler
LC

Yellow-browed Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus inornatus

40–50% · Likely
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
LC

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Culicicapa ceylonensis

40–50% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

40–50% · Likely
Great Iora
LC

Great Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina lafresnayei

40–50% · Likely
Puff-throated Babbler
LC

Puff-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum ruficeps

40–50% · Likely
Dark-necked Tailorbird
LC

Dark-necked Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus atrogularis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
30–40%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
7 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
8 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
9 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
10 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
11 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
13 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
15 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
16 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
17 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
18 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
19 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
20 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
21 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
23 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
26 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
27 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
28 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
29 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
30 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
31 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
32 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
33 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
34 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike in Cuc Phuong National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike in Cuc Phuong National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.

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