---
title: "Niltawa ognista"
description: "Niltava vivida — Ptaki. The Taiwan vivid niltava (Niltava vivida) or small vivid niltava is a bird in the family Muscicapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/taiwan-vivid-niltava
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Niltawa ognista

> Niltava vivida — Ptaki. The Taiwan vivid niltava (Niltava vivida) or small vivid niltava is a bird in the family Muscicapidae.

- Scientific name: *Niltava vivida*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 999
- Wikidata: [Q1588332](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1588332)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12805](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12805)

## Names

- en: Taiwan Vivid Niltava
- de: Swinhoeblauschnäpper
- fr: Gobemouche de Taïwan
- pl: Niltawa ognista

## Countries with the most observations

TW (936)

## Summary

The Taiwan vivid niltava (Niltava vivida) or small vivid niltava is a bird in the family Muscicapidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864. It is endemic to Taiwan. The Chinese vivid niltava (N. oatesi) of the Asian mainland, which is larger in size, was formerly considered conspecific. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The Taiwan vivid niltava is a medium-sized (16 cm) member of the Old World flycatcher family, has a deep purplish blue on the head, back, tail and lesser wing coverts, and bright rufous orange below. Its throat, face, wings and iris are black…

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

## Photo

![Niltawa ognista](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/taiwan-vivid-niltava/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18448245

## Machine access

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