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Enicurus
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The forktails are small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus. They were formerly placed in the thrush family, Turdidae, but are now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Their common name derives from their long forked tail.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 98
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Collections
- FMNH, LSUMZ, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Nepal, Malaysia, China, Indonesia
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- Parent taxon
- Muscicapidae
- Image
- Little Forktail.jpg
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The forktails are small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus. They were formerly placed in the thrush family, Turdidae, but are now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Their common name derives from their long forked tail.
These are southeast Asian forest species principally associated with mountain forests and streams. Most nest in rock crevices, laying 2–4 eggs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Enicurus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.