Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus picatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTephrodornithidae
- GenusHemipus (Flycatcher-shrikes)
- SpeciesHemipus picatus (Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 182 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park
Large Woodshrike
Tephrodornis virgatus
Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus
Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Orange-bellied Leafbird
Chloropsis hardwickii
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus
Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Ashy Bulbul
Hemixos flavala
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Sitta cinnamoventris
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike in Royal Manas National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 182 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike in Royal Manas National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.