Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
A species of Flycatcher-shrikes Scientific name : Hemipus hirundinaceus Genus : Flycatcher-shrikes
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike, A species of Flycatcher-shrikes
Botanical name: Hemipus hirundinaceus
Genus: Flycatcher-shrikes
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Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok 
Description
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 is black. The chin and upper throat are white, the lower throat and breast are gull grey, and the belly is white. The leg feathers are dark grey. The eyes are dark brown, and the beak and feet are black. The female's upperparts are sooty brown instead of black. The juvenile bird has a brownish black beak and sooty brown upperparts with buff fringes. 
Size
15 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike primarily consumes small insects, often foraging at the canopy level by joining mixed-species groups. It exhibits unique hunting tactics that include hovering to snatch prey from foliage and executing brief flycatching flights from perches.
Habitat
The habitat of black-winged Flycatcher-shrike encompasses the canopy layers of various forest types, including freshwater swamp forests and areas of tall secondary growth, as well as forest edges. These birds can also be found in mangrove ecosystems, mature plantations such as aged rubber plantations, and in wooded gardens. Broadly, they inhabit the lowland regions of their range, with occurrences in undisturbed primary forests being less certain.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Behavior
This flycatcher-shrike catches insects from the underside of leaves and in the air, often perching at an exposed location. It is most often found in pairs and also occurs singly, in small parties and in mixed-species foraging flocks. Its calls include a wirrawik and a sharp chisi-wik, and its song is a high-pitched twee wi-wi-wi-wi. Breeding has been inferred to occur from February to July. The cone-shaped nest is attached to a branch using cobweb. The male collects pieces of bark, lichen, fibres and cobweb, and the female shapes the nest by pressing its body against it. The bark camouflages the nest, making it hard to spot. The eggs are white, with dark brown spots. Moulting occurs from May to at least August. The primaries are replaced starting outwards from the innermost feathers.
Distribution Area
This species ranges from the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo, Java and Bali. A record from southern Tenasserim is not supported by evidence. It is found below 800 m (2,600 ft) in elevation and is more common below 300 m (980 ft); this is usually lower than the bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus). The black-winged flycatcher-shrike lives in the canopy of lowland forests and forest edges and along forest roads and streams, and it sometimes occurs in swamps, mangroves and secondary forest.
Species Status
The population is declining because of habitat loss, but not rapidly enough to make it vulnerable, so the IUCN has assessed it to be a least-concern species.
Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tephrodornithidae Genus
Flycatcher-shrikes Species
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike 
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