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Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Tephrodornithidae

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Hemipus hirundinaceus (Temminck, 1822)

Hemipus hirundinaceus, the black-winged flycatcher-shrike, is a small Asian perching bird found in lowland forest habitats.

White-headed Vanga
Vangidae

White-headed Vanga

Artamella viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)

Artamella viridis, the white-headed vanga, is a monotypic vanga species endemic to Madagascar.

Rufous Vanga
Vangidae

Rufous Vanga

Schetba rufa (Linnaeus, 1766)

Schetba rufa, the rufous vanga, is a monotypic vanga bird endemic to Madagascar, with two recognized subspecies.

Madagascar Blue Vanga
Vangidae

Madagascar Blue Vanga

Cyanolanius madagascarinus (Linnaeus, 1766)

The blue vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus is a small, sexually dimorphic bird endemic to Madagascar that lives in multiple forest types.

Red-tailed Vanga
Vangidae

Red-tailed Vanga

Calicalicus madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

The red-tailed vanga (Calicalicus madagascariensis) is an endemic Madagascar bird in the Vangidae family.

Chabert Vanga
Vangidae

Chabert Vanga

Leptopterus chabert (Statius Muller, 1776)

Leptopterus chabert, the chabert vanga, is a black-and-white bird endemic to Madagascar with variable tail patterning.

Hook-billed Vanga
Vangidae

Hook-billed Vanga

Vanga curvirostris (Linnaeus, 1766)

Vanga curvirostris, the hook-billed vanga, is a Vangidae bird endemic to Madagascar with two recognized subspecies.

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Platysteiridae

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Bias musicus (Vieillot, 1818)

Black-and-white shrike-flycatcher is an African passerine bird now classified closer to helmetshrikes and woodshrikes.

Sickle-billed Vanga
Vangidae

Sickle-billed Vanga

Falculea palliata I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1836

Falculea palliata, the sickle-billed vanga, is the largest vanga, endemic to western Madagascar, rated Least Concern by IUCN.

Tylas Vanga
Vangidae

Tylas Vanga

Tylas eduardi Hartlaub, 1862

Tylas eduardi, the tylas vanga, is a monotypic Vangidae bird species endemic to Madagascar.

Common Newtonia
Vangidae

Common Newtonia

Newtonia brunneicauda (A.Newton, 1863)

Newtonia brunneicauda is a small warbler-like bird native to Madagascar that lives primarily in native forest.

Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornithidae

Common Woodshrike

Tephrodornis pondicerianus (Gmelin, 1789)

Tephrodornis pondicerianus, the common woodshrike, is an Asian bird with distinct appearance, behavior, and recorded parasites.

Malabar Woodshrike
Tephrodornithidae

Malabar Woodshrike

Tephrodornis sylvicola Jerdon, 1839

The Malabar woodshrike (Tephrodornis sylvicola) is a Vangidae bird found in western India, sometimes treated as a large woodshrike subspecies.

Sri Lanka Woodshrike
Tephrodornithidae

Sri Lanka Woodshrike

Tephrodornis affinis Blyth, 1847

Tephrodornis affinis, the Sri Lanka woodshrike, is a Vangidae bird found in Sri Lanka, sometimes treated as a common woodshrike subspecies.

Large Woodshrike
Tephrodornithidae

Large Woodshrike

Tephrodornis virgatus (Temminck, 1824)

The large woodshrike, Tephrodornis virgatus, lives in Southeast Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands, occupying multiple forest habitat types.

Rufous-winged Philentoma
Tephrodornithidae

Rufous-winged Philentoma

Philentoma pyrhoptera (Temminck, 1836)

The rufous-winged philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) is a Vangidae bird found across Southeast Asian moist lowland forests.

White-crested Helmetshrike
Prionopidae

White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus (Shaw, 1809)

Prionops plumatus, the white-crested helmetshrike, is a passerine bird found across much of sub-Saharan Africa in dry forest and savanna habitats.

Retz's Helmetshrike
Prionopidae

Retz's Helmetshrike

Prionops retzii Wahlberg, 1856

Retz's helmetshrike is a Vangidae bird species found across multiple countries in southern and eastern Africa.

Eastern Shriketit
Pachycephalidae

Eastern Shriketit

Falcunculus frontatus (Latham, 1802)

Falcunculus frontatus, the eastern shriketit, is an Australian bird endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia, found in eucalypt forest canopies.

Black-capped Donacobius
Donacobiidae

Black-capped Donacobius

Donacobius atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)

The black-capped donacobius is a vocal South American bird, the only member of its genus and family, found across northern South American wetlands.

Fairy Flycatcher
Stenostiridae

Fairy Flycatcher

Stenostira scita (Vieillot, 1818)

Stenostira scita, the fairy flycatcher, is a small 11–12 cm bird with distinct plumage markings and identical sexes.

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Stenostiridae

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher

Culicicapa ceylonensis (Swainson, 1820)

This page describes the traits, classification, distribution, habitat, and behavior of the grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis.

Citrine Canary-Flycatcher
Stenostiridae

Citrine Canary-Flycatcher

Culicicapa helianthea (Wallace, 1865)

Culicicapa helianthea, the citrine canary-flycatcher, is a yellowish Stenostiridae bird found in Sulawesi and the Philippines.

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
Stenostiridae

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher

Elminia albicauda Bocage, 1877

Elminia albicauda, the white-tailed blue flycatcher, is a Stenostiridae bird found across multiple countries in southern and eastern Africa.

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