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 Nagarhole National Park
120 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
July 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 Nagarhole National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Malabar Woodshrike
LC Endemic

Malabar Woodshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tephrodornis sylvicola

10–20% · With luck
Common Woodshrike
LC

Common Woodshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

5–10% · With luck
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

40–50% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

40–50% · Likely
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

40–50% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Nagarhole National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.

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