Slaty-backed Forktail
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Slaty-backed Forktail

Enicurus schistaceus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
1 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
🌅 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 →

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Spotted Forktail
LC

Spotted Forktail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Enicurus maculatus

<5% · Rare
Little Forktail
LC Endemic

Little Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus scouleri

<5% · Rare
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Grey Bushchat
LC

Grey Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola ferreus

40–50% · Likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

30–40% · Possible
Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola maurus

30–40% · Possible
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

20–30% · Possible
Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

20–30% · Possible
White-capped Redstart

White-capped Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
LC

Slaty-blue Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula tricolor

10–20% · With luck
Indian Chat
LC

Indian Chat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oenanthe fusca

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Slaty-backed Forktail at Jim Corbett National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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
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