Spotted Forktail

It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The Spotted Forktail is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Spotted Forktail (Enicurus maculatus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References - Search Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Enicurus maculatus * BirdLife International 2004. Enicurus maculatus. More

Spotted Forktail (Enicurus maculatus) is a resident in Himalayas and north-east India. More

Spotted ForktailsThe 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. These are southeast Asian forest species principally associated with mountain forests and streams. Most nest in rock crevices, laying 2-4 eggs. More

The Spotted Forktail is a bird found around hill rivers and streams in India, confining itself to the shady margins 98% of the time. Consequently because of its wary disposition and active movements in poor lighting, hitherto I have found it difficult to Photograph. On this occasion, the camera gods were smiling as this bird left absolute shade for half light while watching a rival pair of birds downstream. John Walker Amazing bird. Beautiful detail. More

The Spotted Forktail is a Himalayan bird that lives near streams that run through densly forested ravines. Its black-and-white plumage provides camouflage among the rocks and water as it searches for insects. To produce this copy of a work by the noted seventeenth-century artist Abul Hasan, the artist has inverted a tracing of the original, thereby reversing the image. He has misattributed it to the other famed natural history painter, Mansur. More

Spotted forktails are often seen near the places where the dhobis wash clothes by banging them violently against rocks, hence the name dhobi-birds, by which they are called by many Europeans. The little forktail does not haunt the washerman's ghat for the sake of human companionship, for it is a bird that usually avoids man. The explanation is probably that the shallow pool in which the dhobi works and grunts is well adapted to the feeding habits of the forktail. More