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Large Niltava

Niltava grandis (Blyth, E 1842)

The large niltava 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Niltava
Scientific:
  Niltava grandis

Original description

Citation:
  (Blyth, E 1842)

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 11 p.189

Protonym:
  Chaïtaris grandis

Type locality:
  Darjeeling.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39999906

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  75234D1EB448321D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-75234D1E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/75234D1E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561620

Geographic range:

  • Niltava grandis grandis: Himalayas (Nepal to northern Myanmar, southern China, and northern Indochina)
  • Niltava grandis griseiventris: southern China (southeastern Yunnan)
  • Niltava grandis decipiens: Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
  • Niltava grandis decorata: Vietnam (Langbian Plateau)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Large Niltava
Catalan:
niltava gros
Czech:
lejsek velký
Danish:
Stor Niltava
German:
Kobaltblauschnäpper
Spanish:
Papamoscas Grande
Spanish (Spain):
Papamoscas Grande
Finnish:
isosinisieppo
French:
Grand Gobemouche
Croatian:
velika muharica
Italian:
Niltava maggiore
Japanese (romaji):
ooaohitaki
Japanese:
オオアオヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Didžioji niltava
Dutch:
Kobaltniltava
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Storniltava
Norwegian:
Storniltava
Polish:
niltawa wielka
Portuguese:
Grande-niltava
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-moscas-grande
Russian:
Большая нильтава
Slovak:
niltava veľká
Serbian:
Velika niltava
Swedish:
större niltava
Ukrainian:
Нільтава велика
Chinese:
大仙鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
大仙鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Grand Gobemouche ( Niltava grandis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: বড় নীলমনি
Catalan: niltava gros
Czech: Lejsek velký
Danish: Stor Niltava
German: Kobaltblauschnäpper, Kobalt-Blauschnäpper, Kobaltniltava
English: Great Blue-Flycatcher, Great Niltava, Large Blue-Flycatcher, Large Niltava
English, HBW: Large Niltava
English (IOC): Large Niltava
English (United States): Large Niltava
Esperanto: Granda niltavo
Spanish: Niltava Grande, Papamoscas Grande
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas Grande
Spanish (HBW): Large Niltava
Estonian: suur-sininäpp
Finnish: Isosinisieppo
French: Grand Gobemouche, Grand Niltava, Niltava d'orient
Croatian: velika muharica
Indonesian: Burung Niltava Kumbang-padi, Niltava Kumbang-padi
Italian: Niltava grande, Niltava maggiore
Japanese (romaji): ō ao-hitaki, ooaohitaki
Japanese: オオアオヒタキ
Japanese (Kanji): 大青鶲
Scientific: Chaïtaris grandis, Muscicapa grandis, Niltava grandis, Niltava grandis grandis
Lithuanian: Didžioji niltava
Latvian: lielā niltava
Malay: Burung Sambar Kubung Padi, Burung Sambar Kumbang Padi, Burung Sambar Raya
Nepali: ठूलो नीलतभा
Dutch: Grote Niltava, Kobaltniltava
Norwegian Nynorsk: Storniltava
Norwegian: Storniltava
Polish: niltawa wielka
Pinyin: dà xiān-wēng
Portuguese: Grande-niltava
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-grande
Russian: Большая нилтава, Большая нильтава
Slovak: niltava veľká
Serbian: Velika niltava
Swedish: Större niltava
Thai: นกนิลตวาใหญ่
Thai (Transliteration): nók nin-ta-waa yày
Turkish: Büyük mavi sinekkapan
Ukrainian: Нільтава велика
Vietnamese: Chim Đớp ruồi lớn, Đớp ruồi lớn
Chinese: 大仙鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 大仙鶲

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