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Spotted Forktail

Enicurus maculatusVigors, NA, 1831

English (US) Spotted Forktail

The Spotted Forktail (Enicurus maculatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Enicurus maculatus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Spotted Forktail
Described by
Vigors, NA, 1831

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

Described by
Vigors, NA, 1831
Type locality
Himalaya ; restricted to Simla by Baker, 1921, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 27, p. 711.
Original description
Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.1 p.9

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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