Rufous-bellied Niltava
Niltava sundaraHodgson, BH, 1837
English (US) Rufous-bellied Niltava
The Rufous-bellied Niltava (Niltava sundara) 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 sundara
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Niltava sundara whistleri
- Niltava sundara sundara
- Niltava sundara denotata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Niltava Sundara
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1837
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- The India Review and Journal of Foreign Science and the Arts 1 p.650
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Chinese Vivid Niltava
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