Pittas (Pittidae)
Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) - HBW 8, p. 150
French: Brève à capuchon
German: Kappenpitta
Spanish: Pita Encapuchada
Other common names: Green-breasted(!)/Black-headed Pitta
Taxonomy: Turdus sordidus Statius Muller, 1776, Philippine Islands.
Recently treated as forming a superspecies with P. superba and P. maxima, sometimes also including P. steerii, but morphological differences seem too great for this treatment; probably closest to last of those three. The four New Guinea races novaeguineae, from which described race hebetior (from Karkar I, off N Papuan coast) considered indistinguishable, mefoorana, rosenbergii and goodfellowi are geographically isolated from others and show several plumage differences from them; may represent a separate species. Race palawanensis.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Turdus sordidus Statius Muller, 1776, Philippine Islands.
Recently treated as forming a superspecies with P. superba and P. maxima, sometimes also including P. steerii, but morphological differences seem too great for this treatment; probably closest to last of those three. The four New Guinea races novaeguineae, from which described race hebetior (from Karkar I, off N Papuan coast) considered indistinguishable, mefoorana, rosenbergii and goodfellowi are geographically isolated from others and show several plumage differences from them; may represent a separate species. Race palawanensis possibly better treated as synonymous with nominate. In original description, race mulleri was written thus (without umlaut), so this is correct spelling rather than muelleri. Twelve subspecies recognized.
Recently treated as forming a superspecies with P. superba and P. maxima, sometimes also including P. steerii, but morphological differences seem too great for this treatment; probably closest to last of those three. The four New Guinea races novaeguineae, from which described race hebetior (from Karkar I, off N Papuan coast) considered indistinguishable, mefoorana, rosenbergii and goodfellowi are geographically isolated from others and show several plumage differences from them; may represent a separate species. Race palawanensis possibly better treated as synonymous with nominate. In original description, race mulleri was written thus (without umlaut), so this is correct spelling rather than muelleri. Twelve subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cucullata Hartlaub, 1843 - Himalayan foothills from N India E to N Myanmar, S China (S Yunnan) and N Vietnam (W Tonkin), S to N Bangladesh, Thailand, S Laos and Cambodia; migrates S as far as Sumatra and Java.
- abbotti Richmond, 1902 - Nicobar Is.
- mulleri Bonaparte, 1850 - extreme S Thailand, N Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, W Java, Borneo, and W Sulu Is (Sibutu).
- cucullata Hartlaub, 1843 - Himalayan foothills from N India E to N Myanmar, S China (S Yunnan) and N Vietnam (W Tonkin), S to N Bangladesh, Thailand, S Laos and Cambodia; migrates S as far as Sumatra and Java.
- abbotti Richmond, 1902 - Nicobar Is.
- mulleri Bonaparte, 1850 - extreme S Thailand, N Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, W Java, Borneo, and W Sulu Is (Sibutu).
- bangkana Schlegel, 1863 - Bangka I and Belitung I.
- sordida (Statius Muller, 1776) - Philippine Is (except Catanduanes, Masbate, Panay, and Palawan group), including Basilan and Sulu Is (Jolo, Tawitawi).
- palawanensis Parkes, 1960 - W Philippines (Calauit, Busuanga, Culion, Palawan, Balabac).
- sanghirana Schlegel, 1866 - Sangihe I.
- forsteni Bonaparte, 1850 - N Sulawesi.
- novaeguineae S. Müller & Schlegel, 1845 - New Guinea, including W Papuan Is.
- mefoorana Schlegel, 1874 - Numfor I, in Geelvink Bay.
- rosenbergii Schlegel, 1871 - Biak I, in Geelvink Bay.
- goodfellowi C. M. N. White, 1937 - Aru Is, off S New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close view of a bird on the ground. Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp cucullata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2010 2 years ago 1 min 9 sec 4.7 -
A bird on the ground. Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp cucullata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2010 2 years ago 40 sec 4.5 -
A bird looking for food under dry leaves. Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp cucullata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2010 2 years ago 51 sec 4.5 -
A bird on a trunk Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 4 November 2005 5 years ago 24 sec 4.4 -
A bird keeping still on the ground. Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp cucullata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2010 2 years ago 19 sec 4 -
A bird on a trunk, stretching one of its wings Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 4 November 2005 5 years ago 18 sec 4
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"Back home"
Locality Nakhon Pathom, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp Pitta sordida)
p.supat 25 April 2011 26 weeks ago 4.4 -
Hooded pitta
Locality Nakhon Pathom, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp Pitta sordida)
p.supat 10 May 2011 28 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird on litter.
Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp cucullata)
Fran Trabalon 11 December 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
Adult bird.
Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain (ssp muelleri)
Tomasz Doroń 26 November 2011 22 weeks ago 3.8 -
Bird in hand
Locality Kemdeng, San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines (ssp palawanensis)
Klaus Lachenmaier 18 January 2004 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp cucullata)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2010 2 years ago 3
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A bird calling.
Locality Kinabatangan River, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
(ssp mulleri)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 1996 1 year ago 3 -
Calling from undergrowth along the river Locality Elevala River, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
(ssp novaeguineae)
dreyernp 22 July 1990 2 years ago 3
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