Taiwan Vivid Niltava
Niltava vivida
台湾蓝仙鹟
Introduction
A bird species in the family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers). Endemic to Taiwan. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. A medium-sized species with distinctive deep purplish-blue upperparts and bright rufous-orange underparts. Shares rictal bristles at the bill base with other family members. Was formerly considered conspecific with the larger Chinese vivid niltava (N. oatesi) of the Asian mainland.
Description
A medium-sized bird measuring 16 cm in length. Males have deep purplish-blue plumage on the head, back, tail, and lesser wing coverts, with bright rufous-orange coloration on the underparts. The throat, face, wings, iris, legs, and bill are black. Prominent rictal bristles are present at the base of the bill. Females are olive brown overall, lighter below, with a light buffy throat and greyish-brown crown and nape.
Distribution & Habitat
Endemic to Taiwan. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. No migration information provided.
Behavior & Ecology
Diet, breeding, social behavior, and vocalizations are not described in available sources.
Conservation
No conservation assessment or population information provided.
Culture
No cultural significance or folklore documented.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Niltava
- eBird Code
- vivnil3
Distribution
Taiwan
Vocalizations
Data Sources
CBR Notes: 中文名由棕腹蓝仙鹟改为台湾蓝仙鹟，英文名由Vivid Niltava改为Taiwan Vivid Niltava
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.