Pittas (Pittidae)
Blue Pitta (Pitta cyanea) - HBW 8, p. 141
French: Brève bleue
German: Riesenpitta
Spanish: Pita Azul
Other common names: Lesser Blue Pitta
Taxonomy: Pitta cyanea Blyth, 1843, Arakan, west Myanmar.
In past, on occasion placed in separate genus Leucopitta; alternatively, sometimes placed with the Eucichla group; however, appears to be most closely related to P. schneideri and P. caerulea. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cyanea Blyth, 1843 - E Bangladesh, NE India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam) and Myanmar (except N) E to S China (S Yunnan) and S to Tenasserim and S Thailand, also NE Laos and Vietnam (S Tonkin S to C Annam).
- aurantiaca Delacour & Jabouille, 1928 - SE Thailand and SW Cambodia.
- willoughbyi Delacour, 1926 - C Laos to S Annam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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"Phu Khieo's female blue pitta"
Locality Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Chaiyaphum Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp Pitta cyanea)
p.supat 13 January 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.6 -
Female blue pitta thay easy to visit her all day.
Locality Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Chaiyaphum Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Sombat Kongwithtaya 14 January 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.4 -
Wonderful bird of the forest floor in pristine forests of Thailand.
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Peter Ericsson 27 January 2009 10 weeks ago 4.2 -
a male
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Peter Ericsson 8 January 2009 10 weeks ago 3.9
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series of calls Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Desmond Allen 1 February 2001 1 year ago 3
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