Rufous-bellied Niltava
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Rufous-bellied Niltava

Niltava sundara

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Royal Bardia National Park
3 Verified records at Royal Bardia National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Rufous-bellied niltava measures 15–18 cm and weighs 19–24 g. It is a large, stocky and brightly coloured flycatcher with rounded head shape, fairly short tail and broad-based bill. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park

Small Niltava
LC

Small Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava macgrigoriae

Insufficient data
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola maurus

30–40% · Possible
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

20–30% · Possible
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

10–20% · With luck
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

10–20% · With luck
Grey Bushchat
LC

Grey Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola ferreus

10–20% · With luck
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

5–10% · With luck
White-tailed Stonechat
LC

White-tailed Stonechat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola leucurus

5–10% · With luck
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

5–10% · With luck
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Rufous-bellied Niltava at Royal Bardia National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
2 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
7 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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