The sexes are alike, with black and white plumage. Black above, with white forehead; white band in wings extends across lower back, small, black rump patch; slightly forked, short tail with white in outer feathers; black throat, white below.
They are either solitary or found in pairs. They forage energetically on moss-covered and wet slippery rocks. Their diet consists primarily of aquatic insects, and they plunge underwater to pursue prey. It constantly wags and flicks its tail, occasionally launching short sallies. They are generally silent, save for a rarely uttered sharp 'TZitTzit' call.
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2018). "Enicurus scouleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22710123A131957056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22710123A131957056.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
little, forktail, little, forktail, enicurus, scouleri, species, bird, family, muscicapidae, specific, name, commemorates, john, scouler, glasgow, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, cho. The little forktail Enicurus scouleri is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae The specific name commemorates Dr John Scouler of Glasgow Little forktailConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeGenus EnicurusSpecies E scouleriBinomial nameEnicurus scouleriVigors 1832Little Forktail in Sikkim India Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Behaviour 4 ReferencesDescription editThe sexes are alike with black and white plumage Black above with white forehead white band in wings extends across lower back small black rump patch slightly forked short tail with white in outer feathers black throat white below Distribution and habitat editThe little forktail is a bird of mountain streams waterfalls and small shaded forest puddles breeding between 1200 3700m It is found in the Tian Shan and Himalayan mountain ranges southern China and Taiwan Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Behaviour editThey are either solitary or found in pairs They forage energetically on moss covered and wet slippery rocks Their diet consists primarily of aquatic insects and they plunge underwater to pursue prey It constantly wags and flicks its tail occasionally launching short sallies They are generally silent save for a rarely uttered sharp TZitTzit call References edit BirdLife International 2018 Enicurus scouleri IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 e T22710123A131957056 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2018 2 RLTS T22710123A131957056 en Retrieved 11 November 2021 nbsp This article about an Old World flycatcher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Little forktail amp oldid 1191289187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
