Wildlife & Flora
Rufous Bellied Niltava
Rufous Bellied Niltava (Niltava sundara) is a wildlife & flora sighting recorded around Kimrong Khola, Bhaisikharka, Gurjung.
- Scientific name
- Niltava sundara
- Local name
- Sundar Niltava
- Category
- Wildlife & Flora
As these guys inhabit dense thickets, these guys are more often heard than seen and their weak but very high frequency call, once learnt is unmistakeable. One of the curious feature of this bird is the amount of black with the blue in its back is rather variable and dependent upon lighting direction. This phenomena is explained by the fact that part of the blueness in its feather comes from how air pockets in its feather barbs scatter light and as such direction in which the light hits the feather is very important.
