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

Hemipus picatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
93 Verified records at Horton Plains 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Sri Lanka Woodshrike
LC

Sri Lanka Woodshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tephrodornis affinis

Insufficient data
Sri Lanka White-eye
LC

Sri Lanka White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops ceylonensis

90–100% · Very likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

90–100% · Very likely
Yellow-eared Bulbul
LC

Yellow-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus penicillatus

80–90% · Very likely
Hill Swallow

Hill Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundo domicola

80–90% · Very likely
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Likely
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

60–70% · Likely
Indian Blackbird
LC

Indian Blackbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus simillimus

60–70% · Likely
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler
NT

Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Elaphrornis palliseri

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Horton Plains National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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