Niltava

Niltava

Niltava vivida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Niltava Hodgson, 1837

Niltava (from niltau, Nepali for N. sundara)^[1] is a genus of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It contains the following species:

Fujian niltava (Niltava davidi)
Large niltava (Niltava grandis)
Small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
Rufous-vented niltava (Niltava sumatrana)
Rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)
Vivid niltava (Niltava vivida)

References

↑ Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. p. 161. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.

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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