Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus picatus
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies (Vangidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus | 2 |
| White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus | 1 |
| Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine | 1 |
| Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira | 1 |
| Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni | 1 |
Family
The family Vangidae (from vanga, Malagasy for the hook-billed vanga, Vanga curvirostris) comprises a group of often shrike-like medium-sized birds distributed from Asia to Africa, including the vangas of Madagascar to which the family owes its name. Many species in this family were previously classified elsewhere in other families. Recent molecular techniques made it possible to assign these species to Vangidae, thereby solving several taxonomic enigmas.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …