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;[[:Category:Niltava|Niltava]] grandis | ;[[:Category:Niltava|Niltava]] grandis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 20–22 cm (7¾-8½ in)<br /> | |
*Overall dark slaty blue, can appear black from a distance | *Overall dark slaty blue, can appear black from a distance | ||
*Blue shiny crown and shoulder stripe distinctive, can be striking | *Blue shiny crown and shoulder stripe distinctive, can be striking | ||
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*Lighter belly<br /> | *Lighter belly<br /> | ||
'''Juvenile''' - light-brown with whitish spots | '''Juvenile''' - light-brown with whitish spots | ||
| − | + | [[Image:3947251215 85fda31a99 o.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|galee|galee}}<br />Fraser Hill, [[Malaysia]], April 2009]] | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], western [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Cambodia]], and southwest [[China]]. | [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], western [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Cambodia]], and southwest [[China]]. | ||
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*''N. g. grandis'': | *''N. g. grandis'': | ||
:*[[Himalayas]] ([[Nepal]] to northern [[Myanmar]], southern [[China]] and northern [[Indochina]]) | :*[[Himalayas]] ([[Nepal]] to northern [[Myanmar]], southern [[China]] and northern [[Indochina]]) | ||
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*''N. g. griseiventris'': | *''N. g. griseiventris'': | ||
:*Southern [[China]] (south-eastern Yunnan) | :*Southern [[China]] (south-eastern Yunnan) | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Large_Niltava.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Male below, juvenile above <br />Photo by the late '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/951/cat/500 Laurence Poh]''' <br /> Cameron Highlands, Peninsular [[Malaysia]]]] | |
| + | Their diet consists of small to medium insects, crickets and even small snakes. They also eat small berries. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | The nest is cup-shaped | + | The nest is cup-shaped (either open or domed) constructed from mosses, lichen and rootlets and placed among rocks, beside a tree-trunk, or in a shallow cavity in a rotten stump at about 6 meters from the ground. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Answers.com |
#{{Ref-KazmierczakVanPerlo00}} | #{{Ref-KazmierczakVanPerlo00}} | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Latest revision as of 23:32, 18 December 2016
- Niltava grandis
Identification
20–22 cm (7¾-8½ in)
- Overall dark slaty blue, can appear black from a distance
- Blue shiny crown and shoulder stripe distinctive, can be striking
- Black throat and breast
Female
- Olive-brown
- Lighter belly
Juvenile - light-brown with whitish spots
Distribution
Nepal, Bhutan, western India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and southwest China.
Taxonomy
Large Niltava has four subspecies:
- N. g. grandis:
- N. g. griseiventris:
- Southern China (south-eastern Yunnan)
- N. g. decipiens:
- N. g. decorata:
- Southern Laos (Langbian Plateau)
Habitat
Humid, dense, broad-leafed forest, often near a stream.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small to medium insects, crickets and even small snakes. They also eat small berries.
Breeding
The nest is cup-shaped (either open or domed) constructed from mosses, lichen and rootlets and placed among rocks, beside a tree-trunk, or in a shallow cavity in a rotten stump at about 6 meters from the ground.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Answers.com
- Kazmierczak, K and B van Perlo. 2000. A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0300079210
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Large Niltava. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Large_Niltava
