How big is an Ivory-breasted Pitta?

The Ivory-breasted Pitta is a medium sized bird weighing about 190 g.

Where can you see an Ivory-breasted Pitta?

The Ivory-breasted Pitta is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to an Ivory-breasted Pitta?

The Ivory-breasted Pitta is most easily confused with the Azure-breasted Pitta, the Ornate Pitta and the Elegant Pitta.

Ivory-breasted Pitta

Pitta maxima

The Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima) is a rare pitta found only in Indonesia, weighing about 190 g. The ivory-breasted pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.

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Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima), photo 1 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima), photo 2 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima), photo 3 — Photo: Bill Bacon from Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia · CC BY 2.0

Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima), photo 4 — Photo: Schlegel, H. · Public domain

Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima), photo 5 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima), photo 6 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima), photo 7 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima), photo 8 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima), photo 9 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima), photo 10 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Ivory-breasted Pitta

The ivory-breasted pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to North Maluku in Indonesia, known as Paok halmahera. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in August. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does an Ivory-breasted Pitta look like?: The ivory-breasted pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
How big is an Ivory-breasted Pitta?: The Ivory-breasted Pitta is a medium sized bird weighing about 190 g.
Where can you see an Ivory-breasted Pitta?: The Ivory-breasted Pitta is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to an Ivory-breasted Pitta?: The Ivory-breasted Pitta is most easily confused with the Azure-breasted Pitta, the Ornate Pitta and the Elegant Pitta.

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