Bornean Forktail (Enicurus borneensis)

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1889)

Habitat
Fast flowing rocky streams in lower to upper montane forest. From 900 - 1,950 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (R).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Shy, restless and easily disturbed. When disturbed flies out of view uttering a loud call.

Food
Small invertebrates.

Voice
A loud, high-pitched, grating 'screeee'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Bornean Forktail (Enicurus borneensis) [XC207967]
by Mike Nelson from Bakalalan-Bario Rd, Sarawak, Indonesia (call)

(Enicurus borneensis) [XC244119]
by Wai Loon Wong from Mount Kinabalu, Jalan Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (song)

Nest
Cup-shaped, composed of woven fibers near a streambank, usually between boulders or tree-roots.

Eggs (Guide)
2; white with reddish-brown spots.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-crowned Forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti).

Similar Species
White-crowned Forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti) which is smaller and has a shorter tail, and white on crown extends further behind head.

References
See References.

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