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Large Niltava

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0

Niltava grandis

Basic stats

Habitat

Subtropical or tropical montane forest

Range

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam

The large niltava, Niltava grandis, is an Old World flycatcher described by Edward Blyth in 1842 from Darjeeling specimens, originally as Chaitaris grandis. It lives in moist montane forest from Nepal and the eastern Himalaya through South-east Asia to Sumatra, and four subspecies are recognised (Wikipedia, general species account).

The source gives no size, appearance, diet, behaviour or breeding detail (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Large Niltava live in?
Subtropical or tropical montane forest
Where is the Large Niltava found?
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
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