Rufous-bellied Niltava

Niltava sundara Hodgson, 1837

Rufous-bellied Niltava, Niltava sundara, is a passerine in the Muscicapidae family that breeds across the Himalayas to Thailand in the Oriental Region. It was first described by Hodgson in 1837. A stocky flycatcher, it has a rounded head, a fairly short tail and a broad-based bill. It is also known by several other names, including orange-bellied niltava and beautiful niltava. Its range includes moist lowland forest and moist montane forest in subtropical and tropical areas.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Himalayas to Thailand