Rufous-bellied Niltava (Niltava sundara) [XC712814]
by Ray Tsu \u8bf8\u4ec1 from Heilongtan Park, Lijiang, Yunnan, China (song)
Rufous-bellied Niltava (Niltava) [XC400633]
by Joli Borah from Fakim, Kiphire, Nagaland, India (call)
Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Fujian Niltava (Niltava davidi) and Rufous-vented Niltava (Niltava sumatrana) and has previously been considered conspecific with one or both.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
whistleri Ticehurst, 1926 - North-western Himalayas of northern Pakistan and northern India.
sundara Hodgson, 1837 - Central and eastern Himalayas and southern China (south-eastern Xizang, western Yunnan) south to Myanmar (except eastern and south-east).
denotata Bangs & Phillips, JC, 1914 - Breeds eastern Myanmar and southern China (Shaanxi and western Hubei south to eastern Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou). Non-breeding south to northern Thailand and northern Indochina.