Hemipus hirundinaceus
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The black-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) is a species of bird in the flycatcher-shrike genus, Hemipus. It is usually placed in the Vangidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sunda Islands. Its natural habitats are lowland forests and sometimes swamps and mangroves. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern.
Thomas Horsfield described this species as Muscicapa obscura in 1821, and it was later transferred to the genus Hemipus, as Hemipus obscurus. Because Muscicapa obscura was an unavailable name, the name Muscicapa hirundinacea published by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1822 was used, making the name Hemipus hirundinaceus. The IOC World Bird List transferred the genus Hemipus from Campephagidae, the cuckooshrikes, to Tephrodornithidae, the woodshrikes, because it was found to be closely related to Tephrodornis in 2006. The Handbook of the Birds of the World places both genera in Vangidae.
The black-winged flycatcher-shrike is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long. The male's head and upperparts are black, having a green sheen. The rump has black and white bars, and the tail... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 231 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
9th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 50%), Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%) and Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (70 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
