Fujian Niltava

Fujian Niltava

Niltava davidi

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

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

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

26 Verified sightings at Guangzhou
86 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
February 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 Guangzhou?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fujian Niltava sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 174th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fujian Niltava in Guangzhou on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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 Guangzhou the best place to see a Fujian Niltava?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Fujian Niltava sightings, Guangzhou ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Changsha (China, about 10%) and Chengdu (China, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Fujian Niltava live in Guangzhou?

Same family: Muscicapidae

The closest relatives of the Fujian Niltava that you can see in Guangzhou (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 80%), Daurian Redstart (about 10%) and Amur Stonechat (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Guangzhou (26 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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