Fujian Niltava

Fujian Niltava

Niltava davidi

Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Chengdu

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

31 Verified sightings at Chengdu
86 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About 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. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call1:05

China · 2001

© Geoff Carey · XC742015 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:20

Vietnam · 2010

© Hans Matheve · XC156633 · CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
<5%
3 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
4 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fujian Niltava in Chengdu?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fujian Niltava sighting in Chengdu on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Fujian Niltava in Chengdu?

April and October–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fujian Niltava in Chengdu on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and December–March, the lowest months. Those are among Chengdu's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Fujian Niltava?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fujian Niltava sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Chengdu the best place to see a Fujian Niltava?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Fujian Niltava sightings, Chengdu ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Changsha (China, about 10%).

Where does the Fujian Niltava sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fujian Niltava is recorded against all the birds logged in Chengdu (31 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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