---
title: "Niltawa mała"
description: "Niltava macgrigoriae — Ptaki. The small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/small-niltava
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Niltawa mała

> Niltava macgrigoriae — Ptaki. The small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Niltava macgrigoriae*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 716
- Wikidata: [Q1301331](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301331)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12808](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12808)

## Names

- en: Small Niltava
- de: Feenblauschnäpper
- es: Papamoscas de McGrigor
- fr: Gobemouche de McGrigor
- pl: Niltawa mała

## Countries with the most observations

IN (338), CN (105), NP (43), TH (40), BT (32), HK (23), MM (9), VN (8), BD (5)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Niltawa mała](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/small-niltava/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/398762055

## Machine access

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