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Forktail

Forktails

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family†:	Turdidae

Genera
Enicurus

† see also: Turdidae and chat

The forktails are small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus of the thrush family Turdidae. Their name derives, of course, from a long forked tail.

These are southeast Asian forest species principally associated with mountain forests and streams. Most nest in rock crevices, laying 2-4 eggs.

Species list:

Little Forktail, Enicurus scouleri
Sunda Forktail, Enicurus velatus
Chestnut-naped Forktail, Enicurus ruficapillus
Black-backed Forktail, Enicurus immaculatus
Slaty-backed Forktail, Enicurus schistaceus
White-crowned Forktail, Enicurus leschenaulti
Spotted Forktail, Enicurus maculatus

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