Chinese vivid niltava

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Chinese vivid niltava
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Niltava
Species:
N. oatesi
Binomial name
Niltava oatesi
Salvadori, 1887

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). [2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Niltava oatesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved 2021-05-27.