Niltava in Henan, China (1 Viewer)

[beijingbabbler]

Hello! I'm pretty sure this is a juvenile Niltava (given shape and blue feathers) seen today in western Henan at ~2100m elevation. Given the location,although rufous-bellied niltava seems the most likely (albeit still rare and with few reports in Henan), I'm not sure how Fujian niltava can be safely separated, as the juveniles probably look quite similar. Or, there might be other possible species. Any help appreciated, thanks!

 

[andyb39]

It looks like a reasonable match for juvenile Rufous-bellied in terms of plumage and structure. Having said that, I couldn't find any images of juvenile Fujian on eBird/Macaulay and I'm not sure how it differs from Rufous-bellied. Henan province doesn't have any records of any Niltava species on eBird.