Chestnut-naped Forktail (Enicurus ruficapillus)

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
19.50 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
Temminck, 1823

Habitat
Shady streams in lowland dipeterocarp and hill forest. From sea-level - 1,250 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Thailand (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss through logging is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Shy.

Food
Mainly insects. Also small snakes.

Voice
A penetrating, high-pitched monotone whistled 'kreeee'. Also a loud, high-pitched two or four note 'kee-sweet-keet-kee', the second note sharply downslurred.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

(Enicurus ruficapillus) [XC170308]
by Johannes Fischer from Kubah National Park, entrance road, Sarawak, Malaysia (call, flight call)

(Enicurus ruficapillus) [XC170306]
by Frank Lambert from Kubah National Park, entrance road, Sarawak, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut-naped Forktail (Enicurus ruficapillus) - 10 files

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