Thrushes (Turdidae)
White-crowned Forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti) - HBW 10, p. 807
French: Énicure de Leschenault
German: Weißscheitel-Scherenschwanz
Spanish: Torrentero Coroniblanco
Other common names: Leschenault’s Forktail
Taxonomy: Turdus Leschenaulti Vieillot, 1818, Java.
Race borneensis of some taxonomic interest, although morphologically not very distinct; perhaps merits a combined genetic, behavioural and morphological study. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- indicus Hartert, 1909 - E Himalayas E to Myanmar, S China (Yunnan), W, N & E Thailand and Indochina.
- sinensis Gould, 1866 - S & E China (E from extreme E Qinghai and W Sichuan), including Hainan I.
- frontalis Blyth, 1847 - C & S Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Nias I, and lowland Borneo.
- indicus Hartert, 1909 - E Himalayas E to Myanmar, S China (Yunnan), W, N & E Thailand and Indochina.
- sinensis Gould, 1866 - S & E China (E from extreme E Qinghai and W Sichuan), including Hainan I.
- frontalis Blyth, 1847 - C & S Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Nias I, and lowland Borneo.
- borneensis (Sharpe, 1889) - upland Borneo.
- chaseni Meyer de Schauensee, 1940 - Batu Is, off W Sumatra.
- leschenaulti (Vieillot, 1818) - Java and Bali.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An individual foraging along a gloomy stream Locality Poring Hot Springs, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp frontalis)
Greg Baker 23 April 2003 37 weeks ago 14 sec 3.4
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There hardly any records of this bird from India. Taken this photo at Namdapha which resides bordering India and Myanmar. Forest
Locality Namdapha National Park, Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Sagar Gosavi 1 January 2012 15 weeks ago 4.4 -
perched on ground
Locality Bali (Indonesia) (ssp leschenaulti)
Mat Gilfedder 2 September 2009 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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