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

Hemipus picatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
291 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 291 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sri Lanka Woodshrike
LC

Sri Lanka Woodshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tephrodornis affinis

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Myna
NT

Ceylon Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula ptilogenys

50–60% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

50–60% · Likely
Spot-winged Thrush
NT

Spot-winged Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla spiloptera

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 291 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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