White-crowned forktail

White-crowned forktail
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Enicurus
Species: E. leschenaulti
Binomial name
Enicurus leschenaulti
(Vieillot, 1818)

The white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is closely related to the Bornean forktail (Enicurus borneensis) which replaces it in mountain areas of Borneo.[2]

References

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  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Enicurus leschenaulti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.