Large niltava explained

The large niltava (Niltava grandis) is a species of bird in the Old world flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical montane forests.

Taxonomy

The large niltava was formally described in 1842 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth based on specimens collected in Darjeeling, India. He coined the binomial name Chaïtaris grandis.^{[1] [2]} The large niltava is now placed with six other niltavas in the genus Niltava that was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist Brian Hodgson.^[3]

Four subspecies are recognised:^[3]

• N. g. grandis (Blyth, 1842) – east Himalayas to southwest China, central Myanmar and north, west Thailand
• N. g. griseiventris La Touche, 1921 – south China and north Indochina
• N. g. decorata Robinson & Kloss, 1919 – central south Vietnam
• N. g. decipiens Salvadori, 1891 – montane Malay Peninsula and Sumatra

External links

• Image at ADW

Notes and References

1. Blyth . Edward . Edward Blyth . 1842 . Notes on various Indian and Malayan birds, with descriptions of some presumed new species . Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal . 11 . 121 . 160-195 [189] .
2. Book: Mayr . Ernst . Ernst Mayr . Cottrell . G. William . 1986 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 11 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 356 .
3. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela C. Rasmussen . July 2023 . Chats, Old World flycatchers . IOC World Bird List Version 13.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 28 November 2023.