Wildlifeof Thailand
Chinese Vivid Niltava
Muscicapidae
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Niltava oatesi
Basic stats
Diet
Insects and fruit
Habitat
Montane forest
Range
Southern China to mainland Southeast Asia
The male combines vivid blue upperparts with orange underparts; females are brown and both hunt forest insects (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Chinese Vivid Niltava eat?
- Insects and fruit
- What habitat does the Chinese Vivid Niltava live in?
- Montane forest
- Where is the Chinese Vivid Niltava found?
- Southern China to mainland Southeast Asia