Niltava macgrigoriae
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Non-breeding individuals are also found in coastal Guangdong. Males tend to have a greyer belly and underside than the nominate. Eats small invertebrates and fruits. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Niltava sighting in Kaziranga National Park on a given day, based on 140 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 161st most-seen of the 323 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and November–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Niltava in Kaziranga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Kaziranga National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 520 mm in June. June and July have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Niltava sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Small Niltava sightings, Kaziranga National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 30%), Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 20%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Small Niltava that you can see in Kaziranga National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Siberian Stonechat (about 50%), Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 40%) and Taiga Flycatcher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Niltava is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaziranga National Park (140 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
