Forktails
Enicurus
The forktails are small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus. They were formerly in the thrush family, Turdidae, but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Their name derives from their long forked tail.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Slaty-backed Forktail
speciesEnicurus schistaceus
Little Forktail
speciesEnicurus scouleri
White-crowned Forktail
speciesEnicurus leschenaulti
Spotted Forktail
speciesEnicurus maculatus
Chestnut-naped Forktail
speciesEnicurus ruficapillus
Black-backed Forktail
speciesEnicurus immaculatus
Sunda Forktail
speciesEnicurus velatus
Bornean Forktail
speciesEnicurus borneensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13085.