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[[Image:Black-winged_Flycatcher-shrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}} <br />Location:  Cibodas, West [[Java]]]]
 
 
;[[:category:Hemipus|Hemipus]] hirundinaceus
 
;[[:category:Hemipus|Hemipus]] hirundinaceus
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[[Image:Black-winged_Flycatcher-shrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}} <br />Location:  Cibodas, West [[Java]], October 2005]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
15cmBlack plumage, white underparts and rump.
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15cm<br />
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*Black upperparts
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*Whitish underparts and rump
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], and [[Thailand]].
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South-east [[Asia]]: found in [[Malaysia]], [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]], [[Java]], [[Bali]] and adjacent islands.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Monotypic.
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[[Image:Black Winged Flycatcher Shrike - Juvenile Male 2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|996sps|996sps}}<br />Sepilok, Sabah, [[Malaysia]], May 2009 ]]
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist lowland forests to 1,100m, swamp forest and mangroves.
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Moist lowland forests to 1,100m, freshwater swamp forest, mangroves and deep jungle.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
 
The diet includes insects.
 
The diet includes insects.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
The cone shaped nest is made from lichens and spider webs; 2 eggs are laid and the young are fed by both parents.
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The cone shaped nest is made from lichens and spider webs. The clutch consists of 2 eggs. The young are fed by both adults.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Answers.com
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#BF Member observations
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Hemipus+hirundinaceus}}  
 
{{GSearch|Hemipus+hirundinaceus}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Hemipus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Hemipus]]

Revision as of 22:22, 6 May 2010

Hemipus hirundinaceus
Photo by mehdhalaouate
Location: Cibodas, West Java, October 2005

Identification

15cm

  • Black upperparts
  • Whitish underparts and rump

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali and adjacent islands.

Taxonomy

Juvenile
Photo by 996sps
Sepilok, Sabah, Malaysia, May 2009

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests to 1,100m, freshwater swamp forest, mangroves and deep jungle.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects.

Breeding

The cone shaped nest is made from lichens and spider webs. The clutch consists of 2 eggs. The young are fed by both adults.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Answers.com
  3. BF Member observations

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