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ForestDomed nestMedium · 95 g
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The plumage is very similar to that of the African pitta, but the breast is green and the throat is bordered by a black line. Immatures have duller, darker plumage, and a brownish olive breast.
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When to see the Green-breasted Pitta
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Green-breasted Pitta
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Green-breasted Pitta
The green-breasted pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is one of only two Pitta species in Africa, and is found in deep forest of the tropics.
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Easily confused with
African PittaPitta angolensisThe sexes are alike.
Elegant PittaPitta elegansThe elegant pitta is 19 cm (7.5 in) long and weighs 47–77 g (1.7–2.7 oz).
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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