Bornean Forktail (Enicurus borneensis)
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Bornean Forktail

Enicurus borneensis Sharpe, 1889

The Bornean forktail (Enicurus borneensis) is a small, black and white bird, with a long and deeply forked tail, in the Old World flycatcher family.

Busiest months: March, May, July–August and October · Most records: Malaysia

Where and when it's recorded

Bornean Forktail has been recorded at 18 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kinabalu Park – HQ areaMalaysia1,098 records
  2. Kinabalu Park – Power Station RoadMalaysia275 records
  3. Kinabalu Park – Silau Silau TrailMalaysia242 records
More places
  1. Kinabalu Park – Road to Timpohon Gate RoadMalaysia129 records
  2. Kinabalu Park – Hill LodgeMalaysia107 records
  3. Kinabalu Park – Kiau View/Silau Silau Trail JunctionMalaysia76 records
  4. Kinabalu Park – Timpohon GateMalaysia73 records
  5. Crocker Range NP – Rafflesia Information CentreMalaysia36 records
  6. Poring Hot SpringsMalaysia30 records
  7. Mount TrusmadiMalaysia27 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Malaysia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Bornean forktail (Enicurus borneensis) is a small, black and white bird, with a long and deeply forked tail, in the Old World flycatcher family. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, where it occupies streamside habitats in montane primary forest.

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Questions

Where does the Bornean Forktail live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: montane Borneo. It is most often recorded in Malaysia.

When is the best time to see the Bornean Forktail?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March, May, July, August and October (Northern Hemisphere).

What family is the Bornean Forktail in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

Range

Oriental: montane Borneo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
Genus
Enicurus

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Bornean Forktail

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