The white-crowned forktail is a species of forktail in the family Muscicapidae. Scientifically described in 1818, it has six subspecies, each occupying a different geographic range. The largest of the forktails, Enicurus leschenaulti, is between 25 and 28 centimetres long. It has a black throat and breast, black mantle, and largely black wings. The rump and lower back are white, and the bird has a prominent white crown, from which it gets its name. As with other forktails, the tail is long, deeply forked, and banded in black and white. A variety of whistling and clicking calls have been described. Slight morphological differences have been observed between subspecies. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1818)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
20 p.269
Protonym:
Turdus Leschenaulti
Type locality:
Java.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60115#page/287/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
FC7AF7E693BC4645
Avibase ID:
avibase-FC7AF7E6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FC7AF7E6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559911
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: White-crowned Forktail (White-crowned) ( Enicurus leschenaulti [leschenaulti Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: White-crowned Forktail (White-crowned) ( Enicurus leschenaulti [leschenaulti Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: White-crowned Forktail (White-crowned) ( Enicurus leschenaulti [leschenaulti Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: White-crowned Forktail (White-crowned) ( Enicurus leschenaulti [frontalis Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: White-crowned Forktail (White-crowned) ( Enicurus leschenaulti [frontalis Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: White-crowned Forktail (White-crowned) ( Enicurus leschenaulti [frontalis Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: White-crowned Forktail (White-crowned) ( Enicurus leschenaulti [frontalis Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: White-crowned Forktail ( Enicurus leschenaulti) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Enicurus [leschenaulti or borneensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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