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  • Synonyms Black-and-orange Niltava, Sundara Niltava, Beautiful Niltava
  • Old latin name for bird Muscicapa sundara, Muscicapella sundara

Rufous-bellied Niltavabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © David Edwards
    Vietnam
  • 2.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Laos
  • 3.
    Song, © Dave Guo
    China
  • 4.
    Song, © David Edwards
    Vietnam
  • 5.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    China
  • 6.
    Song, © Mandar Bhagat
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Rufous-bellied Niltava

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion Himalayas to Thailand

Rufous-bellied Niltava subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Niltava sundara denotatas China and e Myanmar-No
Niltava sundara sundarac, e Himalayas to sw China and c Myanmar-No
Niltava sundara whistlerinw Himalayas-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliলালপেট নীলমনি
Catalanniltava panxa-rogenc
Chinese棕腹仙鶲, 棕腹仙女鹟, 棕腹仙鹟
Chinese (Traditional)棕腹仙女鶲, 棕腹仙鶲
Croatianriđotrba muharica
Czechlejsek oranžovobřichý, Lejsek žlutobrichý
DanishOrangebuget Niltava
DutchRoodbuikniltava
EsperantoRuĝecventra niltavo
Finnishhopealakkisieppo
FrenchNiltava sundara, Niltava à ventre rouge, Gobemouche sundara, Niltava à ventre roux
GermanRotbauch-Blauschnäpper, Rotbauchniltava
HungarianVöröshasú légykapó
IcelandicMorgungrípur
ItalianNiltava panciarossiccia, Niltava ventrerosso
Japaneseコチャバラアオヒタキ, コチャバラオオルリ
Latviangreznā niltava
Lithuanianrusvapilvė niltava
Nepaliसुन्दर नीलतभा
Norwegianrødbukniltava
Norwegian NynorskRaudbukniltava
Polishniltawa rudobrzucha
PortugueseNiltava-de-ventre-vermelho, papa-moscas-de-barriga-ruiva
RussianРыжегрудая нилтава, Краснобрюхая нильтава, Рыжебрюхая нильтава
SlovakMuchárik červenoprsý, niltava hrdzavobruchá
SpanishPapamoscas sundara, Niltava de Vientre Rufo
Swedishpraktniltava
Thaiนกนิลตวาท้องสีส้มคอดำ
TurkishSundara Mavi Sinekkapanı
Ukrainianнільтава рудочерева