Black-Headed Pitta - Erythropitta ussheri

While its whistle call is unmistakable, pittas are not easy to find and photograph. You need to walk inside the forest and be very still while just faking its call to lure the bird nearby. Very shy birds and a luxury to watch.
Habitat:
Tabin, Sabah.

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Well spotted! I remember being incredibly frustrated by the Bornean pittas, singing everywhere in the forest, and so damn hard to see, let alone photograph. Posted 9 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! I completely share the feeling. We spent hours following these pittas only for a few seconds glimpse, usually in a darl place with lot of vegetation, making it impossible with our humble cameras to make a more decent picture! :-P Posted 9 years ago

Barry

Lion

Aah yes, many is the time I have searched unsuccessfully for Pittas in the forest - nice shot! Posted 8 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! It is easy to hear them but to find them not at all..haha! ;-) Posted 8 years ago

The Black-headed pitta

The black-headed pitta , also known as the black-crowned pitta, black-and-crimson pitta, black-and-scarlet pitta or black-crowned garnet pitta, is a brightly coloured, ground-dwelling, bird species in the pitta family. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. It was described by John Gould in 1877, with the type locality recorded as the Lawas River.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Patomarazul

By Patomarazul

Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured Sep 20, 2015 09:03 in Unnamed Road, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia.

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NIKON D7000
f/5.6
10/1000s
ISO1600
300mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.