Pittas (Pittidae)
Giant Pitta (Pitta caerulea) - HBW 8, p. 138
French: Brève géante
German: Riesenpitta
Spanish: Pita Gigante
Other common names: Great Blue Pitta
Taxonomy: Myiothera caerulea Raffles, 1822, Sumatra.
In the past was sometimes placed in a separate genus, Gigantipitta, on account of very large size; closely related to P. schneideri, and also to P. cyanea; may also share some affinities with Hydrornis group. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- caerulea (Raffles, 1822) - S Myanmar (S Tenasserim), S Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
- hosei Baker, 1918 - N, SW, C & E Borneo.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A female standing Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 4 years ago 31 sec 4.2
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Female on the ground
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Johannes Pfleiderer 17 April 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
A female standing on the rock.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 6 October 2009 2 years ago 3
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Male calling late morning. Locality Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
Sam Woods 25 June 2008 2 years ago 3.5
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