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Spotted forktail

Spotted forktail

Species of bird

The spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Himalayas and the hills of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and southern China including Yunnan.[1] Birds of this species are 25 cm with a long tail. The sexes are alike, having a white forehead and a black crown and nape, a black back spotted white, and a broad white wing bar. The tail is deeply forked, graduated black and white. The white spotted back easily identifies this species from other similar sized forktail. Its call is a shrill, screechy KREE, mostly given in flight; it also makes some shrill, squeaky notes while perched. It breeds mostly at 1200–3600 m, and descends to about 600 m in winter. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, where it is found in boulder-strewn torrents, forest streams, and roadside canals.

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    BirdLife International (2016). "Enicurus maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710141A94236508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710141A94236508.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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