Fujian niltava
Niltava davidi La Touche, 1907
The fujian niltava (Niltava davidi) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 24.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the fujian niltava
- Weight
- 24.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the fujian niltava live?
Not recorded
What is the fujian niltava?
The Fujian niltava (Niltava davidi) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Cambodia, southern China (including Hong Kong), Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Is the fujian niltava endangered?
The fujian niltava is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the fujian niltava classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusNiltava
- SpeciesNiltava davidi La Touche, 1907
Synonyms Muscicapella davidi, Niltava lychnis
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- lejsek fukienskýCzech
- niltafa FukienWelsh
- FukienniltavaDanish
- DavidblauschnäpperGerman
- David-BlauschnäpperGerman
- fuĝjana niltavoEsperanto
- Papamoscas de DavidSpanish
- kiinansinisieppoFinnish
- Niltava de DavidFrench
- Gobemouche de DavidFrench
- crvenotrba muharicaCroatian
- Dávid-niltavaHungarian
- Niltava del FujianItalian
- フッケンアオヒタキJapanese
- フーキェンアオヒタキJapanese
- 붉은가슴딱새Korean
- Davido niltavaLithuanian
- Dāvida niltavaLatvian
- Pater Davids NiltavaDutch
- kinaniltavaNorwegian
- niltawa czarnogardłaPolish
- niltava-de-fuquiémPortuguese
- papa-moscas-de-fuquiémPortuguese
- Нильтава ДавидаRussian
- Давидова нильтаваRussian
- niltava pláštikováSlovak
- Niltava sa FudžijaSerbian
- koboltniltavaSwedish
- นกนิลตวาท้องสีส้มพันธุ์จีนThai
- David Mavi SinekkapanıTurkish
- нільтава чорногорлаUkrainian
- 棕腹大仙鶲Chinese
- 棕腹大仙鹟Chinese
Relatives of the fujian niltava
Other species in the same genus Niltava.

Rufous-bellied niltava
Niltava sundara

Large niltava
Niltava grandis

Taiwan vivid niltava
Niltava vivida

Small niltava
Niltava macgrigoriae

Rufous-vented niltava
Niltava sumatrana
CompareFujian niltava vs Rufous-bellied niltavaFujian niltava vs Large niltavaFujian niltava vs Taiwan vivid niltavaFujian niltava vs Small niltava
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the fujian niltava?
An adult fujian niltava weighs 24.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the fujian niltava endangered?
The fujian niltava is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the fujian niltava?
The fujian niltava (Niltava davidi) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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