Javan forktail vs Sunda forktail
The javan forktail is heavier: 33.8 g against 33 g for the sunda forktail, about 2% more.
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What is the difference between a javan forktail and a sunda forktail?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The javan forktail is heavier: 33.8 g against 33 g for the sunda forktail, about 2% more.
- Both belong to the genus Enicurus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Javan forktail | Sunda forktail | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Enicurus leschenaulti | Enicurus velatus |
| Family | Muscicapidae | Muscicapidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 33.8 g – 36.5 g | 33 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | aquatic insects, larva, snail |
| Habitat | riverine | riverine |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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