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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ForestDomed nestMedium · 91 g
ForestDomed nestMedium · 91 g
When to see the Bar-bellied Pitta
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bar-bellied Pitta
Regular range
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Bar-bellied Pitta
The bar-bellied pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is seasonal tropical forest.
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Easily confused with
Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensisIt is a brightly colored bird, with a stub-tail.
Malayan Banded PittaHydrornis irenaThis colourful bird has a black head with a yellow/orange streak above the eye, an orange-red nape, a lemon-yellow throat, a chest barred with orange and dark blue (more orange towards the sides and more blue towards the centre), and a blue belly.
Blue-headed PittaHydrornis baudiiThe blue-headed pitta is a medium-sized pitta, at 17 cm (6.7 in) in length.
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