Little Forktail

It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Tajikistan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The Little 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 Little Forktail (Enicurus scouleri) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Tajikistan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Enicurus scouleri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. More

The Little Forktail is a small (13 cm), very active black and white bird. Its forehead, rump, belly, undertail coverts and vent are white, while its head, chin, throat, nape, back and upper breast are black. A white bar across the wing extends across the lower back. The tail is notched, and is black in the centre with white outer feathers. Its iris is brown, its bill black and its feet a conspicuous pinkish-white. More

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Little Forktail (Enicurus scouleri) is a resident in Himalayas, north-east India and Bhutan. More

This Little Forktail was shot at The Hilla Jhora beside the Chapramari WLS today, 27.04.2010. Is it not a bit low altitude for this bird to occur considering the time of the year. Sorry for poor quality of the image. - Regards Biswapriya - You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "delhibirdpix" group. To post to this group, send email to delhibirdpix@googlegroups.com. More

Little forktail Forward | Print | Individual message | Show original | Report this message | Find messages by this author Hi folks, Little forktail.....another lifer of my wishlist.Kakragad,Uttarakhand on 04/04/10. Best regards -A- - You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "delhibirdpix" group. To post to this group, send email to delhibirdpix@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to delhibirdpix+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. More

Broadbill, Little Forktail, Grey-Headed Fish Eagle, Maroon Oriole, Rufous-Gorgeted Flycatcher, Slaty-Blue Flycatcher, Lesser Yellownape, Lesser Racket-Tailed Drongo, Black-Chinned Yuhina, White-Crested Laughing thrush, Small Niltava, Rufous-Bellied Niltava, Bar-Tailed Treecreeper and Chestnut-Bellied Nuthatch. We set up camp at Lohachaur forest rest house - an old forest bungalow. The rest house is known to have visiting wild Elephants all round the year, though our campus keeps us safe with the Elephant trench that surrounds it. More

Little Forktail (Enicurus scouleri) is the smallest (12 cm) among the forktail species. The bird derives it name due to its long forked tail. It is identified with its small round body, short black tail and black band across the white rump. It has a prominent white forehead. The bird is commonly found at rocky mountain streams, mainly near waterfalls. It feeds by standing on or running over partly submerged rocks. More

Little Forktail Forward | Print | View thread | Show original | Report this message | Find messages by this author Dear friends, This Little Forktail was shot at The Hilla Jhora beside the Chapramari WLS today, 27.04.2010. Is it not a bit low altitude for this bird to occur considering the time of the year. Sorry for poor quality of the image. More