Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike vs Grey-crested Helmetshrike

Hemipus picatus compared with Prionops poliolophus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Grey-crested Helmetshrike
Scientific Name Hemipus picatus Prionops poliolophus
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Vangidae Vangidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Near Threatened
Length — —
Wingspan 12.1 cm (4.8 in) 26.1 cm (10.3 in)
Weight 9.166666666666666 g (0.32 oz) 49.0 g (1.73 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-3 3-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike only

Grey-crested Helmetshrike only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Near Threatened

Grey-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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