Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
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Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Hemipus picatus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies (Vangidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.