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Black-backed Forktail

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Enicurus immaculatus

Basic stats

Habitat

Forest streams; nest of plant matter in holes or crevices in rocks and dead trees

Clutch size

Usually 3 pink eggs, sparsely specked red-brown

The black-backed forktail, occasionally called the black-throated forktail, is a monomorphic forktail with a broad white stripe across the forehead. The crown, face and mantle are black, sharply divided from the white underparts; the wings are largely black with a broad white stripe across the greater coverts, and the tail black with a white tip and three white bands made by shorter tail feathers (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is solitary, occasionally in pairs or family groups. It breeds between March and June, both sexes building the nest of plant matter in holes or crevices in rocks and dead trees and incubating the usually three pinkish eggs. Its call is a short whistled tseep-dew or hurt-zeee, with a two-syllable call when disturbed and occasionally a short song (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Black-backed Forktail live in?
Forest streams; nest of plant matter in holes or crevices in rocks and dead trees
How many eggs does the Black-backed Forktail lay?
Usually 3 pink eggs, sparsely specked red-brown
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