About the Black-faced Pitta
The black-faced pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, and Choiseul Island as well as Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and most certainly by introduced predators and/or competitors.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in June · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Banda Sea PittaPitta vigorsiiThe Banda Sea pitta or two-striped pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
Biak Hooded PittaPitta rosenbergiiThe Biak hooded pitta is a passerine bird in the pitta family Pittidae that is endemic to the island of Biak, northwest of New Guinea.
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