Niltava macgrigoriae
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Niltava sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 194 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 99th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Small Niltava in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February to July, the lowest months. That is one of Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 930 mm in July. August and September 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.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Small Niltava sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 30%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Niltava is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (194 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.
