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White-crowned Forktail

Flycatchers, Fantails & Shamas

Enicurus leschenaulti

Basic stats

Diet

Aquatic invertebrates, insects

Habitat

Forest streams

Range

South and Southeast Asia, including Borneo

Clutch size

3–4 eggs

Incubation period

About 15–16 days

Size

Medium (25–28cm)

Wingspan

~28–32cm

Weight

~30–40g

A large black-and-white forktail with a white crown and forehead and a long, deeply forked black-and-white tail, closely tied to clear running water.

Actively patrols rocky forest streams and streamsides, wading and hopping between boulders to snatch aquatic invertebrates, with a loud, sharp call.

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