Birds

Introduction The Elegant Pitta, Pitta elegans, is a colourful, ground-dwelling passerine of Wallacea, the island region between the Asian and

Introduction The Ornate Pitta, Pitta concinna, is a colourful, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands. It belongs to

Introduction The Ivory-breasted Pitta, Pitta maxima, is a striking forest-floor bird endemic to Indonesia’s North Maluku islands. It is one

Introduction The Biak Hooded Pitta, Pitta rosenbergii, is a small, brightly coloured forest bird endemic to the Biak-Supiori island group

Introduction The Eastern Hooded Pitta, Pitta novaeguineae, is a compact, vividly coloured forest bird of New Guinea and several nearby

The Enigmatic Nicobar Hooded Pitta: A Jewel of the Rainforest Introduction The Nicobar Hooded Pitta (Pitta abbotti) is a captivating

Introduction The Western Hooded Pitta, Pitta sordida, is a brightly coloured ground-feeding passerine of South and Southeast Asia. It belongs

Introduction The Mangrove Pitta, Pitta megarhyncha, is a specialised coastal bird of mangrove forests and associated nipa-palm habitat in the

Introduction The Blue-winged Pitta, Pitta moluccensis, is a colourful, ground-feeding passerine in the pitta family, Pittidae. It breeds mainly across

Introduction The Indian Pitta, Pitta brachyura, is a compact, brightly coloured ground-dwelling passerine of the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka.

Introduction The African Pitta, Pitta angolensis, is a brightly coloured but remarkably elusive forest-floor bird in the pitta family, Pittidae.

Introduction The Blue-banded Pitta, Erythropitta arquata, is a small, ground-dwelling pitta endemic to the island of Borneo. It belongs to