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Niltava
''Niltava'' (from ''niltau'', Nepali for ''N. sundara'') is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The genus contains the following seven species: * Fujian niltava (''Niltava davidi'') * Rufous-bellied niltava (''Niltava sundara'') * Rufous-vented niltava (''Niltava sumatrana'') * Chinese vivid niltava (''Niltava oatesi'') * Taiwan vivid niltava (''Niltava vivida'') * Large niltava (''Niltava grandis'') * Small niltava The small niltava (''Niltava macgrigoriae'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its ... (''Niltava macgrigoriae'') References * 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. . Bird genera   Taxonomy articles created by Polbot< ...
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Rufous-bellied Niltava
The rufous-bellied niltava (''Niltava sundara'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Rufous-bellied niltava measures 15–18 cm and weighs 19–24 g.Clement, P. (2020). Rufous-bellied Niltava (''Niltava sundara''), version 1.0. In ''Birds of the World'' (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rubnil1.01 It is a large, stocky and brightly coloured flycatcher with rounded head shape, fairly short tail and broad-based bill. Taxonomy and systematics The rufous-breasted niltava is one of six species in the genus Niltava, found in South and Southeast Asia along with China. This bird has sometimes been considered to be conspecific wi ...
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Niltava
''Niltava'' (from ''niltau'', Nepali for ''N. sundara'') is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The genus contains the following seven species: * Fujian niltava (''Niltava davidi'') * Rufous-bellied niltava (''Niltava sundara'') * Rufous-vented niltava (''Niltava sumatrana'') * Chinese vivid niltava (''Niltava oatesi'') * Taiwan vivid niltava (''Niltava vivida'') * Large niltava (''Niltava grandis'') * Small niltava The small niltava (''Niltava macgrigoriae'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its ... (''Niltava macgrigoriae'') References * 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. . Bird genera   Taxonomy articles created by Polbot< ...
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Small Niltava
The small niltava (''Niltava macgrigoriae'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy and systematics Subspecies * ''N. m. macgrogoriae'' - ( Burton, 1836): The nominate subspecies, found in the central and western Himalayas from Uttarakhand to Sikkim and West Bengal. * ''N. m. signata'' - (McClelland, 1840): Found in Northeast India, Myanmar, southern China, north Thailand, and continental Southeast Asia. Non-breeding individuals are also found in coastal Guangdong. Males tend to have a greyer belly and underside than the nominate. Behaviour and ecology Diet Eats small invertebrates and fruits. Gallery File:Small Niltava Pangolakha WLS East Sikkim India 24.05.2015.jpg, Male Niltava macgrigoriae from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Si ...
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Large Niltava
The large niltava (''Niltava grandis'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical montane forests. Gallery File:Large Niltava.ogg, Male Fraser's Hill, Malaysia 1997 Large niltava (Niltava grandis) on nest Sri Phang-Nga.jpg, on nest, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ... References External links Image at ADW large niltava Birds of Bangladesh Birds of Eastern Himalaya Birds of Southeast Asia large niltava large niltava Articles containing video clips Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Taiwan Vivid Niltava
The Taiwan vivid niltava (''Niltava vivida'') or small vivid niltava is a bird in the family Muscicapidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864. It is endemic to Taiwan. The Chinese vivid niltava (''N. oatesi'') of the Asian mainland, which is larger in size, was formerly considered conspecific. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...s. 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 ...
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Rufous-vented Niltava
The rufous-vented niltava (''Niltava sumatrana'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...s. References rufous-vented niltava Birds of the Malay Peninsula Birds of Sumatra rufous-vented niltava Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Chinese Vivid Niltava
The Chinese vivid niltava (''Niltava oatesi'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the eastern Himalayas to southern China. The Chinese vivid niltava was formerly considered conspecific to the Taiwan vivid niltava (''N. vivida''). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...s. References Chinese vivid niltava Birds of China Chinese vivid niltava Taxa named by Tommaso Salvadori {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Fujian Niltava
The Fujian niltava (''Niltava davidi'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial .... References Fujian niltava Birds of South China Birds of Hainan Birds of Yunnan Fujian niltava Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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Muscicapidae
The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, Bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica)'' and Northern Wheatear (''Oenanthe oenanthe''), found also in North America. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing. The family includes 344 species and is divided into 51 genera. Taxonomy The name Muscicapa for the family was introduced by the Scottish naturalist John Fleming in 1822. The word had earlier been used for the genus '' Muscicapa'' by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. Muscicapa comes from the Latin ''musca'' meaning a fly and '' capere'' to catch. In 1910 the German ornithologist Ernst Hartert found it impossible to define boundaries between the three families Muscicapidae, Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Turdidae (thrushes). He therefore tr ...
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Brian Houghton Hodgson
Brian Houghton Hodgson (1 February 1800 or more likely 1801 – 23 May 1894) was a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working in India and Nepal where he was a British Resident. He described numerous species of birds and mammals from the Himalayas, and several birds were named after him by others such as Edward Blyth. He was a scholar of Newar Buddhism and wrote extensively on a range of topics relating to linguistics and religion. He was an opponent of the British proposal to introduce English as the official medium of instruction in Indian schools. Early life Hodgson was the second of seven children of Brian Hodgson (1766–1858) and his wife Catherine (1776–1851), and was born at Lower Beech, Prestbury, Cheshire. His father lost money in a bad bank investment and had to sell their home at Lower Beech. A great-aunt married to Beilby Porteus, the Bishop of London, helped them but the financial difficulties were great. Hodgson's father worked as a warden of the Martello tow ...
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Nepali Language
Nepali (; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a '' lingua franca''. Nepali has official status in the Indian state of Sikkim and in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration of West Bengal. It is spoken by about a quarter of Bhutan's population. Nepali also has a significant number of speakers in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Uttarakhand. In Myanmar it is spoken by the Burmese Gurkhas. The Nepali diaspora in the Middle East, Brunei, Australia and worldwide also use the language. Nepali is spoken by approximately 16 million native speakers and another 9 million as a second language. Nepali is commonly classified within the Eastern Pahari group of the Northern zone of Indo-Aryan. The language originated from the Sinja Valley, Karnali Province then the capital city of the Khasa K ...
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Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. '' Panthera leo'' (lion) and '' Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should cl ...
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