Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
This species is defined as a Review Species . Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page .

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, May 2023, Jun 2023, Feb 2024, Mar 2024, Apr 2024, May 2024, Apr 2025

Past records in our database:

Showing only accepted records. Note that records currently under review are also not displayed, and the list may not be a full list of records of this species in Singapore. For more details, check the database here.

Male Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Panti Bird Sanctuary. Photo Credit: Alan Ng
Female Black-winged Flycatcher-Shrike at Chek Jawa. Photo credit: Jared Tan
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Female Black-winged Flycatcher-Shrike at Chek Jawa. Photo credit: Jared Tan
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Thio Hb
Female Black-winged Flycatcher-Shrike at Chek Jawa. 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

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike. Retrieved on June 12, 2025 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/black-winged-flycatcher-shrike.

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