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Rufous-bellied Niltava (Male)

Niltava sundara

Description:

Male - forehead black; crown, rump, shoulders and a neck patch bright ultramarine blue. Sides of head and back dark purplish blue. Except for purplish throat rest of underparts rufous-orange.

Habitat:

Himalayas from Pakistan to Arunachal Pradesh up to 2300 m and south in the hills of North Eastern states of India in summer; foothills and adjacent plains in winter.

Notes:

Niltava sundara (sundar in hindi means beautiful) and this bird is truly beautiful. Spotted him within the bushes of Sarahan Pheasantry area. "Description and Habitat given from Salim Ali's Book of Indian Birds".

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10 Comments

chimetsetan
chimetsetan 10 months ago

thank you shameerzaman & Leuba. :)

Leuba
Leuba 10 months ago

absolutely beautiful !

ShameerZaman
ShameerZaman 10 months ago

AMAZING!

chimetsetan
chimetsetan 10 months ago

thank you Nuwan & alice. :)

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 10 months ago

Brilliant color!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 months ago

very cute & beautiful bird, great shot too !!

chimetsetan
chimetsetan 10 months ago

thank you KuheliBD :)

KuheliBD
KuheliBD 10 months ago

incredibly beautiful spotting,,

chimetsetan
chimetsetan 10 months ago

thank you SatyenMehta. :)

SatyenM
SatyenM 10 months ago

Awesome pic and description Chime!

Himachal Pradesh, India

Lat: 31.53, Long: 77.78

Spotted on Jul 3, 2012
Submitted on Jul 3, 2012

Spotted for mission

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