🌏 Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) The Indian Pitta is a brightly-coloured, plump, short-tailed bird with vibrant plumage including green, blue, buff, and red. It's native to the Indian subcontinent, breeding in central and northern India and the Himalayan foothills before migrating south for the winter. This shy, ground-dwelling bird forages for insects in the leaf litter of forests, scrublands, and gardens. No subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: The Indian Pitta is more often heard than seen, known for its distinctive two-note "wheeeet-tieu" whistle, which it often calls at dawn and dusk. 📷: Photo by shankarn via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-indian-pitta-ornithology-8055828/ TWTX

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🌏 Western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) The western hooded pitta is a strikingly coloured bird, 16-19 cm long, with a black head, chestnut crown, and green body and wings. Its distribution spans eastern and southeastern Asia, including parts of India, China, and maritime Southeast Asia, inhabiting various forests, plantations, and cultivated areas. This ground-dwelling species forages for insects, larvae, and berries. They are highly territorial, especially during their February-August breeding season, building nests on the ground and emitting distinctive "qweeek-qweeek" whistle calls. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Six subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by TRISTAN_TRUONG via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/pitta-bird-animal-feathers-plumage-8684051/ GGQR

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🌏 Malayan banded pitta (Hydrornis irena) ♀ The Malayan banded pitta is a small, vibrant bird with a black and yellow head with an orange nape, a brown back and wings, a blue and orange banded chest, and a short, blue tail. Females have a more uniformly brown and orange banded chest. Found in lowland and hill forests of Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Sumatra, and Thailand, it prefers dense undergrowth. These shy, solitary birds forage on the forest floor for insects and invertebrates, and are more often heard than seen, thanks to their melodious, flute-like calls. Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) Photo by kokholam via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-malaysia-birds-2784002/ DTMH

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