Pittas (Pittidae)
Blue-headed Pitta (Pitta baudii) - HBW 8, p. 145
French: Brève à tête bleue
German: Rotrückenpitta
Spanish: Pita Cabeciazul
Taxonomy: Pitta baudii S. Müller and Schlegel, 1839, south Borneo.
Formerly placed in monotypic genus Iridipitta, on basis of dark purplish-blue underparts, unique among pittas; alternatively linked with Eucichla group. Monotypic.
Distribution: Borneo.
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A male walking on a boardwalk and then standing on a trunk Locality Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 24 September 2001 4 years ago 24 sec 3.7 -
A male calling, in response to another one Locality Borneo (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 31 July 2004 4 years ago 28 sec 3.5 -
A bird foraging and walking Locality Borneo (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 31 July 2004 4 years ago 48 sec 3.3
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Male giving calls from the river bank early in the morning. Locality Sukau, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
Sam Woods 5 July 2008 2 years ago 3.5
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