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All About Indian pitta, Description, Scientific classification, Habitat, Distribution range, vocalizations, Behaviors (Feeding, Flight, Breeding)
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University of Okara Birds & Birds Watching Respected Dr. Wajid Sab Respected Seniors Nazakat Ali Malik Ammara Chaudhry By:Samra Shafqat DepartmentZoology
Alternative name The alternative name for indian pitta is Navrang. Scientific name Pitta Brachyura
Description Indian pitta is 17 to 19 cm in length. It is also known as a small bird or stubby tail bird. Both sexes look alike. It is known as a passerine bird of the Indian subcontinent.
Description It has nine colors. Its color pattern conceals it from predators. Color pattern of juveniles are duller. They hop on ground for feeding mostly.
Appearance It has stout, dark grey or blackish bill. It has buffer color cap on the head with black line. Color of eyes are black with black linning outside. Folded wings are green while the uppersides are sky blue in color.
Appearance Underside head has white yellowish color. Lower belly has bright yellow color. Short tail with black color. Undertail is bright red.
Habitat This specie is found in rural gardens, urban parks and plantations, tropical and subtropical moist montane forests, scrub jungle, deciduous and dense evergreen forest,dense undergrowth,perch on branches, and wetlands.
Distribution Range This specie is geographically distributed in most of the countries of the world including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Himalayan foothills, south to Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir and west Bangal
It is a nosiy bird with three note whistles. It can be described as a wheeet tieu or wieet pyou or hh-wit-wiyu. During vocalization, this species point its bill upward. Call
Behaviors Feeding They feed largely insects,scraps from the ground in rural areas, small invertebrates, insect larvae, termites, beetles, ants, crickets, small snails, earthworm,spiders and millipedes
Flight They usually flying for long distances. They look more beautiful during flight through their wings
Breeding The mating season begins from May to August in different regions. This specie is monogamous. They build their nests the ground or on low branches of shrubs.
Breeding The clutch consist of four to five eggs. Both sexes protect young ones from predators. The incubation period is more two weeks.