Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Niltava
Large Niltava
Niltava grandis · 大仙鹟
Introduction
A species in the Old world flycatcher family Muscicapidae, found in subtropical or tropical montane forests across South and Southeast Asia.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. Four subspecies are recognised: N. g. grandis in the east Himalayas to southwest China, central Myanmar and north, west Thailand; N. g. griseiventris in south China and north Indochina; N. g. decorata in central south Vietnam; and N. g. decipiens in the montane Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Niltava
Vocalizations
Subspecies (4)
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Niltava grandis decipiens
Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
