- Niltava grandis
Identification
8 in (20 cm)
- Dark-blue back
- Blue top of the head
- Black mask through the eyes
- Black throat
- Orange-rufous belly
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
Diet includes insects and small fruits.
Breeding
The nest is cup-shaped formed from mosses and placed among rocks, beside a tree-trunk, or in a shallow cavity in a rotten stump.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Answers.com
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