Chinese Vivid Niltava

Niltava oatesi

Least Concern

The Chinese Vivid Niltava is a forest Old World flycatcher of China and adjacent East Asian mountains. It hunts insects from low branches and dense understory, often in humid hill forest, where males may use bright blue, rufous, black, or white plumage in quiet territorial displays.

Family

Muscicapidae

Group

Old World Flycatchers

Range

Chinese Vivid Niltava Range — Resident or seasonal range in China and adjacent East Asian mountains

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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