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NTNear ThreatenedInvertebrates
ForestDomed nestMedium · 202 g
ForestDomed nestMedium · 202 g
When to see the Giant Pitta
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Giant Pitta
Regular rangeRare visitor
The map shades 3 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Myanmar (Burma).
About the Giant Pitta
The giant pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
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Easily confused with
Eared PittaHydrornis phayreiIt has formerly been placed into its own genus, Anthocincla, on account of its apparent primitive characteristics.
Schneider's PittaHydrornis schneideriSchneider's pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
Javan Banded PittaHydrornis guajanusThe Javan banded pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
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