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 passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The genus contains the following six species:[2]
- Fujian niltava (Niltava davidi)
- Rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)
- Rufous-vented niltava (Niltava sumatrana)
- Vivid niltava (Niltava vivida)
- Large niltava (Niltava grandis)
- Small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
References
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. p. 161. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- 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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