Slaty-backed Forktail
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Slaty-backed Forktail

Enicurus schistaceus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kaeng Krachan National Park
8 Verified records at Kaeng Krachan National Park
July 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Forktail sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park

Chestnut-naped Forktail
NT

Chestnut-naped Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus ruficapillus

Insufficient data
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

60–70% · Likely
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

40–50% · Likely
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

30–40% · Possible
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

20–30% · Possible
Hainan Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Hainan Blue-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis hainanus

20–30% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

20–30% · With luck
Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia cyane

10–20% · With luck
Chinese Blue Flycatcher
LC

Chinese Blue Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis glaucicomans

10–20% · With luck
Hill Blue Flycatcher
LC

Hill Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis whitei

10–20% · With luck
Dark-sided Flycatcher
LC

Dark-sided Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa sibirica

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kaeng Krachan National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Forktail sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slaty-backed Forktail in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Slaty-backed Forktail in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.

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