Small Niltava
Niltava macgrigoriae(Burton, E, 1836)
English (US) Small Niltava
The Small Niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Niltava macgrigoriae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Small Niltava
- Described by
- (Burton, E, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Niltava macgrigoriae macgrigoriae
- Niltava macgrigoriae signata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phoenicura MacGrigoriae
- Described by
- (Burton, E, 1836)
- Type locality
- 'apud Montes Himalayenses'; restricted to western Himalayas by Rand and Fleming, 1957, Fieldiana, Zool., 41, p. 178.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.3, no.34 p.152
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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