Niltava
Niltava (from niltau, Nepali for N. sundara)[2] is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
| Niltava | |
|---|---|
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| Taiwan vivid niltava (Niltava vivida) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Niltava Hodgson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Niltava sundara[1] Hodgson, 1837 | |
The genus contains the following seven species:[3]
- Fujian niltava (Niltava davidi)
- Rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)
- Rufous-vented niltava (Niltava sumatrana)
- Chinese vivid niltava (Niltava oatesi)[4]
- Taiwan vivid niltava (Niltava vivida)
- Large niltava (Niltava grandis)
- Small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
References
- "Muscicapidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. p. 161. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- 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. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.
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