Taiwan Vivid Niltava - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by James Eaton
Wushe, Taiwan, April 2005

Niltava vivida

Identification

16cm

• Deep purple-blue head, back, tail and lesser wing coverts
• Orange-rufous lower parts
• Black throat, wings, face, legs, bill and iris
  

Female

• Olive-brown
• Buff throat
• Greyish-brown crown and nape

Distribution

Asia: Taiwan

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

It was previously lumped together with Chinese Vivid Niltava under the name of Vivid Niltava.

Habitat

Moist evergreen montanes.

Behaviour

The diet includes flying insects and small fruits.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Taiwan Vivid Niltava. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Taiwan_Vivid_Niltava

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