Chestnut-naped Forktail
Enicurus ruficapillus Temminck, 1832
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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 contributors, Chestnut-naped forktail; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:57:25.285597+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enicurus ruficapillus Temminck, 1832
- Name authority
- Temminck, 1832
- Common name
- Chestnut-naped Forktail
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Enicurus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
- genusEnicurus Temminck, 1822
- speciesEnicurus ruficapillus Temminck, 1832
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Enicurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceus (Hodgson, 1836) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatus (Hodgson, 1836) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-crowned ForktailEnicurus leschenaulti (Vieillot, 1818) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatus Vigors, 1831 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little ForktailEnicurus scouleri Vigors, 1832 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sunda ForktailEnicurus velatus Temminck, 1822 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559913 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39V4X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.