Vivid Niltava
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Vivid Niltava

Niltava vivida

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Taroko National Park
463 Verified records at Taroko National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Taiwan vivid niltava (Niltava vivida) or small vivid niltava is a bird in the family Muscicapidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864. It is endemic to Taiwan. The Chinese vivid niltava (N. oatesi) of the Asian mainland, which is larger in size, was formerly considered conspecific. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The Taiwan vivid niltava is a medium-sized (16 cm) member of the Old World flycatcher family, has a deep purplish blue on the head, back, tail and lesser wing coverts, and bright rufous orange below. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Vivid Niltava sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 463 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Collared Bush-Robin
LC

Collared Bush-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tarsiger johnstoniae

30–40% · Possible
Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

30–40% · Possible
Formosan Whistling-Thrush
LC

Formosan Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus insularis

30–40% · Possible
White-tailed Robin
LC Endemic

White-tailed Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myiomela leucura

20–30% · Possible
Daurian Redstart
LC

Daurian Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus auroreus

10–20% · With luck
Rhyacornis fuliginosa

Rhyacornis fuliginosa

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhyacornis fuliginosa

10–20% · With luck
Ferruginous Flycatcher
LC

Ferruginous Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa ferruginea

10–20% · With luck
Taiwan Shortwing
LC

Taiwan Shortwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brachypteryx goodfellowi

5–10% · With luck
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

5–10% · With luck
Little Forktail
LC Endemic

Little Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus scouleri

<5% · Rare
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

Insufficient data
Red-flanked Bluetail
LC

Red-flanked Bluetail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tarsiger cyanurus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
10–20
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 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 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
30–40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Vivid Niltava in Taroko National Park?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Vivid Niltava sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 463 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Vivid Niltava in Taroko National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Vivid Niltava in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.

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