- Enicurus leschenaulti
Includes: Malayan Forktail, Javan Forktail
Identification
28cm
- Black mantle and breast
- White from bill to nape
- Dark wings
- White wing bar,
- Black and white banded tail
- White rump and abdomen
- Pinkish legs
- Black bill
Distribution
Asia: found in China and India
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas and Bali.
Taxonomy
Bornean Forktail was formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes five subspecies[1].
- E. l. indicus:
- E. l. sinensis:
- Western and southern China; Hainan
- E. l. frontalis:
- E. l. chaseni:
- Tanahmasa Island (Batu Islands off western Sumatra)
- E. l. leschenaulti:
Habitat
Montane forest floor along fast running streams. Where overlapping with Bornean Forktail, found at lower (but overlapping) elevations than that species.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes aquatic insects and their larvae.
Breeding
Breeding takes place between April–June. The nest is built from moss, leaves and rootlets, in overgrown bank, rocks or boulders. The clutch consists of 3-4 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-crowned Forktail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-crowned_Forktail
External Links
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