| Rufous-bellied niltava | |
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| Male | |
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| Female both N. s. denotata Thailand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Niltava |
| Species: | N. sundara
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| Binomial name | |
| Niltava sundara Hodgson, 1837
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The rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Rufous-bellied niltava measures 15–18 cm and weighs 19–24 g.[2] It is a large, stocky and brightly coloured flycatcher with rounded head shape, fairly short tail and broad-based bill.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Niltava sundara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709473A94210975. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709473A94210975.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Clement, P. (2020). Rufous-bellied Niltava (Niltava sundara), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rubnil1.01