- Recorded 23 December 2010
- Added to IBC 2 years 21 weeks ago
- vasanthan.p.j
- Locality Ooty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species).
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More material of this species
- 4.8A ventral view...Sri Lanka, Feb 2006
- 4.7A bird perform...Sri Lanka, Oct 2008
- 4.6An Indian Pitt...India,
- 4.5A bird resting...Sri Lanka, Feb 2006
- 4.4Indian Pitta, ...India, Feb 2006
- 4.2Indian Pitta, ...India, Feb 2006
Recent material by vasanthan.p.j
- 3.7A femaleIndia, May 2013
- 3.3A male in prof...India, Apr 2013
- 3.7A maleIndia, Apr 2013
- 3.9A femaleIndia, Apr 2013
- 4.2A maleIndia, Apr 2013
- 4A ventral viewIndia, Apr 2013
This species is a winter migrant to the foothills of the Nilgiris from up north and is usually seen below the altitude of 1000 meters. It was strange to see this bird at an altitude of 2200 meters. The bird was unable to fly and seemed to be suffering from hypothermia. The bird was captured and taken to a recovery center in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.