The large niltava was
formally described in 1842 by the English zoologist
Edward Blyth based on specimens collected in
Darjeeling, India. He coined the
binomial name Chaïtaris grandis. The large niltava is now placed with six other niltavas in the genus
Niltava that was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist
Brian Hodgson. Four
subspecies are recognised: •
N. g. grandis (
Blyth, 1842) – east Himalayas to southwest China, central Myanmar and north, west Thailand •
N. g. griseiventris La Touche, 1921 – south China and north Indochina •
N. g. decorata Robinson &
Kloss, 1919 – central south Vietnam •
N. g. decipiens Salvadori, 1891 – montane
Malay Peninsula and
Sumatra ==Gallery==