Sunda Forktail
Enicurus velatusTemminck, CJ, 1822
English (US) Sunda Forktail
The Sunda Forktail (Enicurus velatus) 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 velatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sunda Forktail
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1822
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Enicurus velatus sumatranus
- Enicurus velatus velatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1822
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.27, vol.3 pl.160
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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