Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike - BirdForum Opus

Hemipus hirundinaceus

Photo by mehdhalaouate
Location: Cibodas, West Java, October 2005

Identification

Female
Photo © by dixonlau
Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, 25 May 2022

15cm

• Black upperparts
• Whitish underparts and rump

Distribution

Juvenile
Photo by 996sps
Sepilok, Sabah, Malaysia, May 2009

South-east Asia: found in Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali and adjacent islands.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests to 1,100m, freshwater swamp forest, mangroves and deep jungle.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects.

Breeding

The cone shaped nest is made from lichens and spider webs. The clutch consists of 2 eggs. The young are fed by both adults.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
3. Taylor, B. (2020). Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bwfshr2.01
4. BirdForum Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-winged_Flycatcher-shrike

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