Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton, 1836) is a animal in the Muscicapidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton, 1836)

Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton, 1836)

The small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae) is a Muscicapidae bird native to South and Southeast Asia, living in moist montane forests.

Family
Genus
Niltava
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton, 1836)

Niltava macgrigoriae, first formally described by Burton in 1836, is commonly known as the small niltava. It is a bird species that belongs to the Muscicapidae family. This species is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been recorded in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Photo: (c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Markus Lilje · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Muscicapidae Niltava

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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