Chestnut-naped Forktail
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Chestnut-naped Forktail

Enicurus ruficapillus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
195 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The chestnut-naped forktail (Enicurus ruficapillus) is a species of bird in the flycatcher and chat family Muscicapidae. The species is monotypic, having no subspecies. It is found in Sundaland, in southern Burma and Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia, as well as Sumatra and Borneo. The species is not migratory. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-naped Forktail sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

White-crowned Forktail
LC

White-crowned Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus leschenaulti

30–40% · Possible
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

30–40% · Possible
Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher
NT

Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Cyornis turcosus

20–30% · Possible
Bornean Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Bornean Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis superbus

20–30% · Possible
Dark-sided Flycatcher
LC

Dark-sided Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa sibirica

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-tailed Shama

Rufous-tailed Shama

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trichixos pyrropygus

10–20% · With luck
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

10–20% · With luck
Long-billed Blue-Flycatcher
VU

Long-billed Blue-Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis caerulatus

5–10% · With luck
Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis rufigastra

Insufficient data
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

5–10% · With luck
Pale Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Pale Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis unicolor

5–10% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-naped Forktail in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-naped Forktail sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-naped Forktail in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

September has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-naped Forktail in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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