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Dense primary forest but also secondary and heavily logged forest. Often in swampy places. Found in the lowlands up to 300m, in Borneo locally higher. | Dense primary forest but also secondary and heavily logged forest. Often in swampy places. Found in the lowlands up to 300m, in Borneo locally higher. | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 30 August 2015
Alternative name: Red-headed Scarlet Pitta
- Erythropitta granatina
Identification
A small pitta (15 - 16cm).
- Black head with dark red hindcrown and nape
- Bright sky-blue postocular stripe
- Glossy black upperparts with purple wash
- Bluer rump, dark blue tail, shining blue upperwing-coverts
- Purple-black throat and upper breast
- Red rest of underparts
- Brown to blue eye
- Black bill
Sexes similar. Juveniles are mostly plain brown, paler below with some blue in wings and tail.
Distribution
From extreme southern Burma to extreme southern peninsular Thailand to Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
Uncommon to locally common.
Taxonomy
- E. g. granatina:
- Borneo (except the north)
- E. g. coccinea:
Formerly placed in genus Pitta.
Black-crowned Pitta was formerly included in this species as subspecies.
Habitat
Dense primary forest but also secondary and heavily logged forest. Often in swampy places. Found in the lowlands up to 300m, in Borneo locally higher.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects, takes also small snails and fruits. Probes leaf litter and damp soil, foreages also occasionally on logs.
Breeding
Breeding season from March to August. The domed nest has a side entrance and is made of twigs, fibres and dead leaves. It's placed on the ground. Lays 2 eggs.
Movements
A sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to October 2008 (Corrigenda 8). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2003. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334504
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Garnet Pitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Garnet_Pitta
