Rufous-bellied Niltava
Niltava sundara
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
- GenusNiltava (Niltavas)
- SpeciesNiltava sundara (Rufous-bellied Niltava)
About the Rufous-bellied Niltava
The rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Rufous-bellied niltava measures 15–18 cm and weighs 19–24 g. It is a large, stocky and brightly coloured flycatcher with rounded head shape, fairly short tail and broad-based bill. The rufous-breasted niltava is one of six species in the genus Niltava, found in South and Southeast Asia as well as in China. This bird has sometimes been considered to be conspecific with the Fujian niltava and rufous-vented niltava.
It was described by the English naturalist Brian Hodgson in 1837. The specific epithet sundara is a Latinised version of the Hindi word sundar, meaning "beautiful". The bird has also been called the blue-and-orange niltava or black-and-orange niltava, as the male's blue upperparts may look black in poor light. Other names for the bird include orange-bellied niltava, beautiful niltava, or the sundara niltava.
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Closest Relatives at Manas National Park
Small Niltava
Niltava macgrigoriae
Large Niltava
Niltava grandis
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis poliogenys
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
White-capped Redstart
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Grey Bushchat
Saxicola ferreus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 7 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-bellied Niltava in Manas National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-bellied Niltava sighting in Manas National Park, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous-bellied Niltava in Manas National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-bellied Niltava in Manas National Park in our monthly data.