Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike

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Scientific Name: Hemipus hirundinaceus

Malay Name: Rembah Sayap Hitam

Chinese Name: 黑翅鹟鵙

Range: Breeding Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Java and Borneo.

Taxonomy: Monotypic.

Size: 13.5-14.5 cm

Identification: Similar to Pied Triller but easily separated by smaller size and lack of white wing-patch and supercilium. Male has uniform black upperparts and white underparts. Female has browner upperparts. Juvenile resembles female and has browner wash across upper breast.

Similar looking species: Pied Triller

Habitat: Forest, forest edge, freshwater swamp forest and mangroves.

Behaviour/Ecology: Flies short sorties to snap prey out of the air and returning to the same, typically exposed perch.

Local Status: Rare visitor

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)

Featured reports: Apr 2022, May 2022, Jul 2022, Nov 2022, Jan 2023, Apr 2023

Past records in our database:

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Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (male) at Panti Bird Sanctuary. Photo Credit: Alan Ng
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (male) at Panti Bird Sanctuary. Photo Credit: Daniel Koh
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Thio Hb
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Thio Hb
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (female) at Panti Bird Sanctuary. Photo Credit: Alan Ng
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin. Photo credit: Francis Yap
External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike)

References:

BirdLife International. (2016). Hemipus hirundinaceus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706772A94089151.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Singapore Birds Project. (n.d.). Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike. Retrieved on June 1, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/black-winged-flycatcher-shrike.