Slaty-backed Forktail
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Slaty-backed Forktail

Enicurus schistaceus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ba Be National Park
47 Verified records at Ba Be National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) is a species of forktail in the family Muscicapidae. A slim, medium-sized forktail, it is distinguished from similar species by its slate grey forehead, crown, and mantle. It has a long and deeply forked tail banded in black and white, a white rump, and a white bar across its primary feathers; the rest of the plumage is predominantly white. The sexes look alike. The bird frequents the edges of fast-flowing streams and rivers, where it hunts small invertebrates by hopping among rocks or flying out over the water. It breeds between February and July, laying 3–4 pinkish, bluish, or white eggs; both sexes incubate the eggs. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Forktail sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ba Be National Park

Spotted Forktail
LC

Spotted Forktail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Enicurus maculatus

10–20% · With luck
White-crowned Forktail
LC

White-crowned Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus leschenaulti

Insufficient data
Large Niltava
LC

Large Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava grandis

50–60% · Likely
White-tailed Robin
LC Endemic

White-tailed Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myiomela leucura

50–60% · Likely
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

40–50% · Likely
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible
Grey Bushchat
LC

Grey Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola ferreus

30–40% · Possible
Little Pied Flycatcher
LC

Little Pied Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula westermanni

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Shortwing
LC

Lesser Shortwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Brachypteryx leucophris

20–30% · Possible
Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

20–30% · Possible
Mugimaki Flycatcher
LC

Mugimaki Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula mugimaki

10–20% · With luck
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
LC

Blue-and-white Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
30–40%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
5 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
8 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
9 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Slaty-backed Forktail in Ba Be National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Forktail sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slaty-backed Forktail in Ba Be National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Slaty-backed Forktail in Ba Be National Park in our monthly data.

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