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;[[:Category:Pitta|Pitta]] baudii | ;[[:Category:Pitta|Pitta]] baudii | ||
''Hydrornis baudii'' | ''Hydrornis baudii'' | ||
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*Buff crown and upperparts | *Buff crown and upperparts | ||
*Buffy cheeks to vent | *Buffy cheeks to vent | ||
+ | Juveniles are similar to females but duller, have a dark brown breast and brown and golden marbled underparts. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | Endemic to [[Borneo]].<br /> | |
+ | A locally common species but with a patchy distribution. Threatened by rapid deforestation. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
− | Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Hydrornis|Hydrornis]]'' by Gill and Donsker<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup>. | + | Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Hydrornis|Hydrornis]]'' by Gill and Donsker<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup>, formerly placed in its own genus ''Iridipitta''. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Dense cover in moist lowland forests to 600m. | + | Dense cover in moist lowland forests to 600m. Often close to rivers. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | A shy and secretive species.<br /> | ||
+ | Feeds on earthworms, beetles, ants, grasshoppers, caterpillars and other arthropods.<br /> | ||
+ | Feeds among leaf litter by turning over leaves.<br /> | ||
+ | The few breeding records suggest a breeding season from March to October. A recorded nest was domed, made of dead leaves and herbs and placed 0.5m above the ground. The clutch consisted of 2 eggs.<br /> | ||
+ | Probably a sedentary species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#BirdLife International | #BirdLife International | ||
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Revision as of 17:01, 15 June 2011
- Pitta baudii
Hydrornis baudii
Identification
17 cm
Male
- Blue crown
- Black cheeks
- Reddish-brown mantle
- Black wings marked with white
- Blue tail
- White throat
- Deep violet-blue underparts
Female
- Buff crown and upperparts
- Buffy cheeks to vent
Juveniles are similar to females but duller, have a dark brown breast and brown and golden marbled underparts.
Distribution
Endemic to Borneo.
A locally common species but with a patchy distribution. Threatened by rapid deforestation.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Hydrornis by Gill and Donsker[3], formerly placed in its own genus Iridipitta.
Habitat
Dense cover in moist lowland forests to 600m. Often close to rivers.
Behaviour
A shy and secretive species.
Feeds on earthworms, beetles, ants, grasshoppers, caterpillars and other arthropods.
Feeds among leaf litter by turning over leaves.
The few breeding records suggest a breeding season from March to October. A recorded nest was domed, made of dead leaves and herbs and placed 0.5m above the ground. The clutch consisted of 2 eggs.
Probably a sedentary species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- 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
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-headed Pitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-headed_Pitta