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title: "Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike"
description: "Hemipus hirundinaceus — Birds. The black-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) is a species of bird in the flycatcher-shrike genus, Hemipus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/black-winged-flycatcher-shrike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike

> Hemipus hirundinaceus — Birds. The black-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) is a species of bird in the flycatcher-shrike genus, Hemipus.

- Scientific name: *Hemipus hirundinaceus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 962
- Wikidata: [Q602835](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q602835)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7848](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7848)

## Names

- en: Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
- de: Schwarzflügelraupenschmätzer
- es: Oruguero Golondrináceo
- fr: Hémipe véloce
- nl: Zwartvleugeldwergtriller
- pl: Kruczynek czarnoskrzydły

## Countries with the most observations

MY (476), ID (372), SG (26), TH (20)

## Summary

The black-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) is a species of bird in the flycatcher-shrike genus, Hemipus. It is usually placed in the Vangidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sunda Islands. Its natural habitats are lowland forests and sometimes swamps and mangroves. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-winged_flycatcher-shrike

## Photo

![Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-winged-flycatcher-shrike/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330471743

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-winged-flycatcher-shrike?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).