Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Vivid Niltava (Niltava vivida) - HBW 11, p. 161
French: Gobemouche à ventre roux
German: Swinhoeblauschnäpper
Spanish: Papamoscas Vívido
Other common names: Formosan Blue-flycatcher, Rufous-vented Niltava
Taxonomy: Cyornis vivida Swinhoe, 1864, mountains of Taiwan.
Races differ significantly in size, morphology and vocal patterns, and are widely separated geographically; may represent two distinct species. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- oatesi Salvadori, 1887 - breeds extreme NE India, S China (SE Xizang E to SW Sichuan and Yunnan) and probably N Myanmar; non-breeding S to W, C & E Myanmar and NW & C Thailand.
- vivida (Swinhoe, 1864) - Taiwan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male standing on the forest ground and flying away. Locality Firefly Lodge, Guanghua, Chiayi County, Taiwan (ssp vivida)
Josep del Hoyo 21 April 2011 9 weeks ago 16 sec 4.6 -
male feeding Locality Taichung County, Taiwan
Vicky Cheng 15 February 2012 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 1 min 58 sec 4.5 -
A male foraging in different branches Locality Ta-hsueh-shan, Taiwan (ssp vivida)
James Jyh Haw Ting 9 February 2007 4 years ago 16 sec 4.4 -
A female perched on a branch Locality Ta-hsueh-shan, Taiwan (ssp vivida)
James Jyh Haw Ting 26 January 2007 4 years ago 37 sec 4.3 -
female feeding on the tree Locality Taichung County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Vicky Cheng 15 February 2012 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 43 sec 4.3 -
A female perched under the rain Locality Ta-hsueh-shan, Taiwan (ssp vivida)
James Jyh Haw Ting 5 February 2008 4 years ago 6 sec 4.2
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chong yen's bird
Locality Chong Yen, Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp Niltava vivida)
p.supat 15 March 2012 9 weeks ago 4.4 -
A male on the forest ground.
Locality Firefly Lodge, Guanghua, Chiayi County, Taiwan (ssp vivida)
Josep del Hoyo 21 April 2011 9 weeks ago 4.2 -
A female perched on a wall.
Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (ssp vivida)
Josep del Hoyo 17 April 2011 10 weeks ago 3.3 -
A male perched in a tree.
Locality Dong, Chiayi County, Taiwan (ssp vivida)
Josep del Hoyo 20 April 2011 9 weeks ago 3 -
A male singing from a dead branch.
Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (ssp vivida)
Josep del Hoyo 18 April 2011 47 weeks ago 2.4
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A male singing from a tree top in the early morning. Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan
(ssp vivida)
Josep del Hoyo 18 April 2011 47 weeks ago 4.3 -
Alert calls by a male. Locality Dong, Chiayi County, Taiwan
(ssp vivida)
Josep del Hoyo 20 April 2011 9 weeks ago 4 -
A male singing, responding another male. Locality Dong, Chiayi County, Taiwan
(ssp vivida)
Josep del Hoyo 20 April 2011 9 weeks ago 4
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