Rufous-vented Niltava (Niltava sumatrana)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-vented Niltava, Malaysian Niltava, Rufous-bellied Niltava, Sumatran Niltava

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
15 - 15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvadori, 1879

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,000 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (R) (NB), Malaysia (B) (R) (NB).

Peninsular Malaysia (Cameron Highlands) and western Sumatra (Barisan Range).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Rufous-vented Niltava (Niltava sumatrana) [XC217387]
by Mike Nelson from Gunung Brinchang, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia (song)

Rufous-vented Niltava (Niltava sumatrana) [XC241689]
by Lim Ying Hien from Mount Kerinci, West Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

May form a superspecies with Fujian Niltava (Niltava davidi) and Rufous-bellied Niltava (Niltava sundara) and has previously been considered conspecific with one or both.

References
See References.

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