Small Niltava
Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton, E, 1836)
Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Small Niltava, Niltava macgrigoriae, is a bird of the Muscicapidae family that breeds across the Himalayas, southern China and Thailand in the Oriental Region. It was described by Burton in 1836. Its range includes the central and western Himalayas, and also extends into north-east India, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Tibet. The species is associated with moist montane forest. Two subspecies are recognised, with the nominate form in the central and western Himalayas and another in north-east India, Myanmar, southern China and north Thailand. It eats small invertebrates and fruit.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Himalayas to s China and Thailand
