Sunday, August 18, 2013

SPOTTED FORKTAIL ( Enicurus maculatus ) found in Panchase Forest.

SPOTTED FORKTAIL ( Enicurus maculatus )




Spotted Forktail
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Muscicapidae
Genus:Enicurus
Species:E. maculatus
Binomial name
Enicurus maculatus
Vigors, 1831
  • This photograph was taken from Panchase Forest.
  • This bird is found between 1370m- 3100 m in monsoon, 290m - 2745m in summer mostly widly distributed resident bird.
  • The Spotted Forktail (Enicurus maculatus) is a species of bird in the  Muscicapidae family.
  • It is found in AfghanistanBangladeshBhutanChinaIndiaMyanmarNepalPakistan, and Vietnam.
  •  Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests
  • Mainly found near water sources, rocky streams in forests.
  • It is nearly 25 cm long.
  • It is large size bird with white forehead, white spotting on mantle, and black breast.

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