Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike vs Yellow-crested Helmetshrike

Hemipus picatus compared with Prionops alberti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Yellow-crested Helmetshrike
Scientific Name Hemipus picatus Prionops alberti
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Vangidae Vangidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Vulnerable
Length
Wingspan 12.1 cm (4.8 in) 26.0 cm (10.2 in)
Weight 9.166666666666666 g (0.32 oz) 61.5 g (2.17 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike only

Yellow-crested Helmetshrike only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Vulnerable

Yellow-crested Helmetshrike

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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