Whiskered Pitta

When to see the Whiskered Pitta

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Whiskered Pitta

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Whiskered Pitta

The whiskered pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to Luzon in the Philippines. Along with the Azure-breasted pitta, it is one of two endemic pittas in the country. This bird is the largest pitta in the country reaching 23 cm long and 116 grams in mass. It has a brownish head, blue breast, and red belly. It has broad ash malar or "whiskers". Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping. It is one of the most sought after birds by birdwatchers in the Philippines.

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Easily confused with

Graceful PittaErythropitta venustaThe graceful pitta is a petite bird that measures approximately 18 cm (7.1 in) in length. Sula PittaErythropitta dohertyiThe Sula pitta is a species of the pitta. Philippine PittaErythropitta erythrogasterThe Philippine pitta or blue-breasted pitta, is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.