Nominate subspecies
Photo by Alok Tewari
Distt. Nainital, Alt. 5000ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, October-2015
Photo by Alok Tewari
Distt. Nainital, Alt. 5000ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, October-2015
- Enicurus maculatus
Identification
26 cm (10¼ in)
- Black and white plumage
- White spots on mantle
- Long tail
Similar Species
Distribution
Asia: found in Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western [Himalayas]], Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar and Vietnam
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- E. m. maculatus:
- Himalayas of northern Afghanistan to Kashmir, Nepal and southern Tibet
- E. m. guttatus:
- E. m. bacatus:
- Mountains of southern China (south-eastern Yunnan and north-western Fujian) to northern Vietnam
- E. m. robinsoni:
- South Vietnam (Da Lat Plateau)
Habitat
Small upland rocky streams and rivulets.
Behaviour
Diet
They pick insects, larvae and molluscs from stones along mountain streams. They also eat caterpillars and other insects such as craneflies
Vocalisation
Call: apparently a beautiful loud whistle
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Spotted Forktail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Spotted_Forktail
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