What is "forktail"

Forktail \Fork"tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)

1. One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds, belonging to Enucurus, and allied genera. The tail is deeply forked.

2. A salmon in its fourth year's growth. [Prov. Eng.]

n. 1 Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus ''Enicurus''. 2 (context UK dialect English) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.

The forktails are small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus. They were formerly in the thrush family, Turdidae, but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Their name derives from their long forked tail.

These are southeast Asian forest species principally associated with mountain forests and streams. Most nest in rock crevices, laying 2–4 eggs.

Forktail is the annual peer-reviewed journal of the Oriental Bird Club. It contains material about birds of the Oriental region. Each issue is A4 in size, with an emerald green cover. Important papers published in Forktail include descriptions of three new bird species, the Bukidnon woodcock in 2001, the Calayan rail in 2004, and the Cambodian tailorbird in 2013.

The Oriental Bird Club also publishes another periodical, a half-yearly bulletin called Birding ASIA.

Forktail may refer to:

• Green junglefowl, a species of bird
• Forktail, a type of bird
• Forktail (journal), journal of the Oriental Bird Club
• Ischnura, some species of damselfly