The melodious small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae) is half the size of the large niltava. The male has brilliant blue plumage with brighter patches on the shoulder and forehead. The female is brown with a white eye-ring and a rufous tail and wingtips. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, it is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.