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title: "Large Niltava"
description: "Niltava grandis — Birds. The large niltava (Niltava grandis) is a species of bird in the Old world flycatcher family Muscicapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/large-niltava
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Large Niltava

> Niltava grandis — Birds. The large niltava (Niltava grandis) is a species of bird in the Old world flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

- Scientific name: *Niltava grandis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 1062
- Wikidata: [Q1589120](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1589120)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12810](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12810)

## Names

- en: Large Niltava
- de: Kobaltblauschnäpper
- es: Papamoscas Asiático Grande
- fr: Grand Gobemouche
- pl: Niltawa wielka

## Countries with the most observations

MY (344), VN (158), CN (118), TH (115), IN (67), ID (37), MM (19), BT (10)

## Summary

The large niltava (Niltava grandis) is a species of bird in the Old world flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical montane forests.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_niltava

## Photo

![Large Niltava](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/large-niltava/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251525656

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/large-niltava?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).