Biology:Small niltava
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Short description: Species of bird
| Small niltava | |
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| Male in Thailand | |
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| Female in Nepal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Niltava |
| Species: | N. macgrigoriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton, 1836)
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The small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India , Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
Subspecies
- N. m. macgrogoriae - (Burton, 1836): The nominate subspecies, found in the central and western Himalayas from Uttarakhand to Sikkim and West Bengal.
- N. m. signata - (McClelland, 1840): Found in Northeast India, Myanmar, southern China , north Thailand, and continental Southeast Asia. Non-breeding individuals are also found in coastal Guangdong. Males tend to have a greyer belly and underside than the nominate.[2][3]
Behaviour and ecology
Diet
Eats small invertebrates and fruits.[2]
Gallery
Male Niltava macgrigoriae from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Niltava macgrigoriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22709467A94210532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709467A94210532.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22709467/94210532. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clement, Peter (2020-03-04). "Small Niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)" (in en). Birds of the World. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/smanil1/cur/introduction.
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Niltava macgrigoriae". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561621#null.
Wikidata ☰ Q1301331 entry
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