About the Elegant Pitta
The elegant pitta is a species of passerine bird in the pitta family Pittidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found in the Lesser Sunda Islands and Moluccas.
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The elegant pitta is 19 cm (7.5 in) long and weighs 47–77 g (1.7–2.7 oz). It has a black head, throat, chin and neck with a buff crown stripe. The upperparts are dark green, as are most of the wings, which also have a bright turquoise patch on the lesser coverts. The rump is turquoise-blue and the tail is black with a green tip. The underparts are mostly warm buff, with the centre black with a red patch below. The sexes are similar.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
African PittaPitta angolensisThe sexes are alike.
Azure-breasted PittaPitta steeriiThe azure-breasted pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
Green-breasted PittaPitta reichenowiThe plumage is very similar to that of the African pitta, but the breast is green and the throat is bordered by a black line.
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