Great FairyBird in the Field Manual of Chinese Birds No. 747 (scientific name: niltava grandis): weight 34-38 g, body length 20-2 cm.
It is a large dark-colored grebe. The male has a blue upper body, stripes on the top of the head and neck, shoulders and waist, and black underparts.
The female is olive brown with a blue-gray head, a shining light blue patch on the side of the neck, and a yellow triangular patch on the throat.
The difference with the brown-bellied large fairybird and brown-bellied fairybird female is that it is different in size and does not have white neck markings.
Sub-adults are brown with a white fine spot on the head, rust-colored spots on the back, and black scaly spots on the lower body. The iris is dark brown, the mouth is black, and the feet are.
Its natural habitats are evergreen broad-leaved forests, bamboo forests and secondary forests, and inhabit semi-mountainous areas and the middle layer of mountain forests. In winter, there are many activities in the low mountains and the forest edges at the foot of the mountains. He often acts alone or in pairs, is bold, and is not afraid of people.
Mostly in the understory bushes and small trees, it is also frequently moved to the ground and foraging.
It feeds mainly on insects and insect larvae such as Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, hymenoptera and other insects. It ranges from Nepal to southwest China, Southeast Asia and Sumatra.
Listed in China's List of Wildlife under National Key Protection (February 5, 2021) Level II.
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