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Small Niltava

Niltava macgrigoriae (Burton, E 1836)

The small niltava 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. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Burton, E 1836)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1835), Part 3, no.34 p. 152

Imprint year:
  1835

Protonym:
  Phoenicura MacGrigoriae

Type locality:
  'apud Montes Himalayenses'; restricted to western Himalayas by Rand and Fleming, 1957, Fieldiana, Zool., 41, p. 178.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46213#page/488/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AE0A8E40E592C918

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AE0A8E40

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AE0A8E40


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561621

Geographic range:

  • Niltava macgrigoriae macgrigoriae: Himalayas of Nepal to s China and ne India (Darjiling)
  • Niltava macgrigoriae signata: E Himalayas to Bhutan, n Myanmar, nw Thailand and Indochina
English:
Small Niltava
Catalan:
niltava petit
Czech:
lejsek tmavomodrý
Danish:
Niltava
German:
Feenblauschnäpper
Spanish:
Papamoscas de McGrigor
Spanish (Spain):
Papamoscas de McGrigor
Finnish:
pikkusinisieppo
French:
Gobemouche de McGrigor
Croatian:
gorska muharica
Italian:
Niltava minore
Japanese (romaji):
chibiaohitaki
Japanese:
チビアオヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Mažoji niltava
Dutch:
Kleine Niltava
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Småniltava
Norwegian:
Småniltava
Polish:
niltawa mała
Portuguese:
niltava-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-moscas-de-mcgrigor
Russian:
Малая нильтава
Slovak:
niltava pôvabná
Serbian:
Mala niltava
Swedish:
mindre niltava
Ukrainian:
Нільтава мала
Chinese:
小仙鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
小仙鶲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Small Niltava ( Niltava macgrigoriae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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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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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Gobemouche de McGrigor ( Niltava macgrigoriae) [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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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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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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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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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Bengali: ছোট নীলমনি
Catalan: niltava petit
Czech: Lejsek Macgregoruv, lejsek tmavomodrý
Danish: Niltava
German: Feen Blauschnäpper, Feenblauschnäpper, Feenniltava
English: Small Blue-Flycatcher, Small Flycatcher, Small Niltava
English, HBW: Small Niltava
English (IOC): Small Niltava
English (United States): Small Niltava
Esperanto: Malgranda niltavo
Spanish: Niltava Chica, Papamoscas de McGrigor
Spanish (Spain): Papamoscas de McGrigor
Spanish (HBW): Small Niltava
Estonian: väike-sininäpp
Finnish: Pikkusinisieppo
French: Gobemouche de McGrigor, Niltava de McGrigor, Niltava féérique, Petit Niltava
Croatian: gorska muharica
Italian: Niltava minore, Niltava piccola
Japanese (romaji): chibiaohitaki, hime ao-hitaki, himeaohitaki
Japanese: チビアオヒタキ, ヒメアオヒタキ
Japanese (Kanji): 姫青鶲
Scientific: Muscicapa macgrigoriae, Muscicapella macgrigoriae, Niltava macgregoriae, Niltava macgrigoriae, Niltava macgrigoriae macgrigoriae, Phoenicura MacGrigoriae
Lithuanian: Mažoji niltava
Nepali: सानो नीलतभा
Dutch: Kleine Niltava
Norwegian Nynorsk: Småniltava
Norwegian: Småniltava
Polish: niltawa mala, niltawa mała
Pinyin: xiǎo xiān-wēng
Portuguese: niltava-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-moscas-de-mcgrigor
Russian: Малая нилтава, Малая нильтава
Slovak: niltava pôvabná
Serbian: Mala niltava
Swedish: Mindre niltava
Thai: นกนิลตวาเล็ก
Thai (Transliteration): nók nin-ta-waa lék
Turkish: McGrigor mavi sinekkapanı
Ukrainian: Нільтава мала
Vietnamese: Chim Đớp ruồi trán đen, Đớp ruồi trán đen
Chinese: 小仙鶲, 小仙鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 小仙鶲

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