Taiwan vivid niltava

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Taiwan vivid niltava
In Taichun City, Taiwan

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Niltava
Species:
N. vivida
Binomial name
Niltava vivida
(R. Swinhoe, 1864)

The Taiwan vivid niltava (Niltava vivida) or small vivid niltava is a

montane forests
.

The Taiwan vivid niltava is a medium-sized (16 cm) member of the Old World flycatcher family, has a deep purplish blue on the head, back, tail and lesser wing coverts, and bright rufous orange below. Its throat, face, wings and iris are black as are its legs and bill. The female is olive brown overall, lighter below, with a light buffy throat and greyish-brown crown and nape. As do many members of its family, the small vivid niltava bears distinct rictal bristles at the base of its bill.[4]

Illustration by Joseph Wolf

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