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Biak Hooded Pitta

Pitta rosenbergii

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicInvertebratesForestGround nestMedium · 65 g
Biak Hooded Pitta (Pitta rosenbergii), photo 1
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Biak Hooded Pitta (Pitta rosenbergii), photo 2
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Biak Hooded Pitta (Pitta rosenbergii), photo 3
Photo: Jonathan M · CC BY 4.0
Biak Hooded Pitta (Pitta rosenbergii), photo 4
Photo: Jonathan M · CC BY 4.0
Biak Hooded Pitta (Pitta rosenbergii), photo 5
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Biak Hooded Pitta (Pitta rosenbergii), photo 6
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Biak Hooded Pitta (Pitta rosenbergii), photo 7
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Biak Hooded Pitta (Pitta rosenbergii), photo 8
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0
Biak Hooded Pitta (Pitta rosenbergii), photo 9
Photo: (c) Jonathan M, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Biak Hooded Pitta (Pitta rosenbergii), photo 10
Photo: (c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Biak Hooded Pitta

The Biak hooded pitta is a passerine bird in the pitta family Pittidae that is endemic to the island of Biak, northwest of New Guinea.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range
Indonesia

When to see it

Peak activity in July · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Banda Sea Pitta (Pitta vigorsii) Banda Sea PittaPitta vigorsiiThe Banda Sea pitta or two-striped pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. Superb Pitta (Pitta superba) Superb PittaPitta superbaThe superb pitta is about 22 cm (8.7 in) long. Black-faced PittaPitta anerythraThe black-faced pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.

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