Madagascar Blue Vanga vs Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Cyanolanius madagascarinus compared with Hemipus picatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Madagascar Blue Vanga Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Scientific Name Cyanolanius madagascarinus Hemipus picatus
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Vangidae Vangidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 17.4 cm (6.9 in) 12.1 cm (4.8 in)
Weight 22.2 g (0.78 oz) 9.166666666666666 g (0.32 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2-3
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Madagascar Blue Vanga only

None

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Madagascar Blue Vanga

Least Concern

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

About These Birds

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

The Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike is a small passerine of the family Vangidae found in forests and forest edges from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to Sumatra. Weighing about 9.2g with a wingspan of 12.1cm, it has black-and-white plumage with a distinctive white wing-bar. It forages in the canopy and sub-canopy, sallying for insects and joining mixed-species flocks.

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