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Chestnut-naped forktail

Enicurus ruficapillus Temminck, 1832

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The chestnut-naped forktail (Enicurus ruficapillus) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 27.4 g to 29 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Chestnut-naped forktail (Enicurus ruficapillus)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-naped forktail

Weight
27.4 g – 29 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the chestnut-naped forktail

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Chestnut-naped forktail (Enicurus ruficapillus)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/26931849@N04/ · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the chestnut-naped forktail live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-naped forktail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-naped forktail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-naped_forktail&oldid=1313981108), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chestnut-naped forktail endangered?

The chestnut-naped forktail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the chestnut-naped forktail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusEnicurus
  7. SpeciesEnicurus ruficapillus Temminck, 1832
Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Chestnut-backed forktailEnglish
  • enicur cap-roigCatalan
  • drozdek rezavohřbetýCzech
  • robin gynffonfforchog cefnwinauWelsh
  • Rødnakket KløfthaleDanish
  • RotkopfscherenschwanzGerman
  • Rotkopf-ScherenschwanzGerman
  • Rotnacken-ScherenschwanzGerman
  • rufnuka enikuroEsperanto
  • Torrentero capirrufoSpanish
  • punapea-käärsabaEstonian
  • kastanjahaarapyrstöFinnish
  • Énicure rousse-capeFrench
  • riđoglava rašljorepkaCroatian
  • rozsdásfejű villásrigóHungarian
  • Meninting cegarIndonesian
  • Codaforcuta nucacastanaItalian
  • アカエリエンビシキチョウJapanese
  • kaštonkepuris šakotuodegis strazdasLithuanian
  • RoodkapvorkstaartDutch
  • kastanjekløftstjertNorwegian
  • widłogon łuskowanyPolish
  • torrenteiro-de-barrete-ruivoPortuguese
  • torrenteiro-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
  • Красношапочная вилохвосткаRussian
  • vidličiarka závojováSlovak
  • Smeđoglava rašljorepkaSerbian
  • kastanjeklyvstjärtSwedish
  • นกกางเขนน้ำหลังแดงThai
  • Kızıl Enseli ÇatalkuyrukTurkish
  • вилохвістка рудоголоваUkrainian
  • 栗枕燕尾Chinese
  • 栗頸燕尾Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-naped forktail

Other species in the same genus Enicurus.

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Common questions

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How big is the chestnut-naped forktail?

An adult chestnut-naped forktail weighs 27.4 g – 29 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-naped forktail endangered?

The chestnut-naped forktail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-naped forktail?

The chestnut-naped forktail (Enicurus ruficapillus) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_naped_forktail_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-naped forktail (Enicurus ruficapillus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-naped-forktail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}