Western Hooded pitta

Pitta sordida

The hooded pitta is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae. It is common in eastern and southeastern Asia and maritime Southeast Asia, where it lives in several types of forests as well as on plantations and other cultivated areas. It is a green bird with a black head and chestnut crown.
Hooded Pitta - Pitta sordida Saw this Hooded Pitta - Pitta sordida during a night walk, its colours was very striking in the lights of the torches. Bird,Borneo,Hooded Pitta,Malaysia,Pitta sordida,Sabah

Appearance

Hooded pittas can reach a length of 16 to 19 cm and a weight of 42 to 70 g. It has a black head, chestnut crown and green body and wings.
Hooded pitta - Pitta sordida muelleri The best pic I can have of a pitta for now because the ones we have found in nature are elusive as hell and usually in an environment with awful lighting conditions!..we can hear them very well but making a pic is another matter! :-D Pairi Daiza, June 2008. Belgium,Geotagged,Hooded pitta,Pitta sordida,Spring

Behavior

Its diet consists of various insects, which they hunt on the ground, and berries. In the breeding period, which lasts from February to August, they build nests on the ground; both parent take care of the eggs and the fledglings. They are highly territorial and their fluty double-noted whistle calls can be constantly heard from their territories, sometimes throughout the nights.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPittidae
GenusPitta
SpeciesP. sordida
Photographed in
Belgium
Malaysia
Philippines