Bornean Forktail

Bornean Forktail

Enicurus borneensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Kinabalu Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

999 Verified sightings at Kinabalu Park From 2019 to 2026
999 In 1 park
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bornean Forktail

The Bornean forktail (Enicurus borneensis) is a small, black and white bird, with a long and deeply forked tail, in the Old World flycatcher family. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, where it occupies streamside habitats in montane primary forest. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bornean Forktail in Kinabalu Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Forktail sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 999 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bornean Forktail in Kinabalu Park?

January

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Forktail in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against about 20% in November, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Bornean Forktail?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bornean Forktail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Bornean Forktail?

Only Kinabalu Park, in our data

Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bornean Forktail sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Bornean Forktail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bornean Forktail is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (999 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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