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- Pitta ussheri
Identification
13 - 15 cm. Sexually monomorphic. Head black with elongated pale blue feathers from behind the eye to the edge of the nape forming two thin "horns". Back, scapulars and rump purpleish blach ( in good light ). Upper breast dark purple, the rest of the underparts bright crimson. Tail dark blue. Wings black with bright, bold, shining blue "wing panel" formed by the lesser and median coverts.
Distribution
Endemic to Eastern Sabah, Malaysia.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Wet forests.
Behaviour
Terrestrial.
Diet
The diet includes snails, insects and invertebrates.


