''Niltava'' (from ''niltau'',
Nepali for ''N. sundara'') is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by th ...
birds in the Old World flycatcher family
Muscicapidae
The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica)'' and Northe ...
.
The genus contains the following seven species:
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Fujian niltava (''Niltava davidi'')
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Rufous-bellied niltava (''Niltava sundara'')
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Rufous-vented niltava (''Niltava sumatrana'')
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Chinese vivid niltava (''Niltava oatesi'')
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Taiwan vivid niltava (''Niltava vivida'')
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Large niltava (''Niltava grandis'')
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Small niltava
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 ...
(''Niltava macgrigoriae'')
References
* Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). ''
Handbook of the Birds of the World''. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. .
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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