Large niltava
Niltava grandis (Blyth, 1842)
The large niltava (Niltava grandis) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 30 g to 36.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the large niltava
- Weight
- 30 g – 36.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the large niltava live?
Not recorded
What is the large niltava?
The large niltava (Niltava grandis) is a species of bird in the Old world flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical montane forests.
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Is the large niltava endangered?
The large 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.
How is the large niltava classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusNiltava
- SpeciesNiltava grandis (Blyth, 1842)
Synonyms Chaïtaris grandis, Muscicapa grandis
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- niltava grosCatalan
- lejsek velkýCzech
- niltafa mawrWelsh
- Stor NiltavaDanish
- KobaltblauschnäpperGerman
- Kobalt-BlauschnäpperGerman
- granda niltavoEsperanto
- Papamoscas grandeSpanish
- Papamoscas Asiático GrandeSpanish
- isosinisieppoFinnish
- Grand NiltavaFrench
- Grand GobemoucheFrench
- velika muharicaCroatian
- Niltava kumbang-padiIndonesian
- Niltava Kembang-PadiIndonesian
- Niltava maggioreItalian
- オオアオヒタキJapanese
- didžioji niltavaLithuanian
- lielā niltavaLatvian
- Burung Kubung PadiMalay
- Grote NiltavaDutch
- KobaltniltavaDutch
- niltawa wielkaPolish
- grande-niltavaPortuguese
- niltava-grandePortuguese
- papa-moscas-grandePortuguese
- Большая нильтаваRussian
- niltava veľkáSlovak
- Velika niltavaSerbian
- större niltavaSwedish
- นกนิลตวาใหญ่Thai
- Büyük Mavi SinekkapanTurkish
- нільтава великаUkrainian
- 大仙鶲Chinese
- 大仙鹟Chinese
Relatives of the large niltava
Other species in the same genus Niltava.
Rufous-bellied niltava
Niltava sundara
Taiwan vivid niltava
Niltava vivida
Small niltava
Niltava macgrigoriae
Fujian niltava
Niltava davidi
Rufous-vented niltava
Niltava sumatrana
CompareLarge niltava vs Rufous-bellied niltavaLarge niltava vs Taiwan vivid niltavaLarge niltava vs Small niltavaLarge niltava vs Fujian niltava
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the large niltava?
An adult large niltava weighs 30 g – 36.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the large niltava endangered?
The large 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 large niltava?
The large niltava (Niltava grandis) 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.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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