Pittas (Pittidae)

Mangrove Pitta (Pitta megarhyncha) - HBW 8, p. 158

French: Brève des palétuviers German: Große Blauflügelpitta Spanish: Pita de Manglar
Other common names: Larger Blue-winged/Malay Pitta

Taxonomy: Pitta megarhyncha Schlegel, 1863, Bangka, off south-east Sumatra.
Forms a superspecies with P. brachyura, P. nympha and P. moluccensis. Sometimes considered conspecific with last, but differs in morphology, plumage pattern and behaviour, separated ecologically, and no apparent interbreeding where ranges come into contact. Monotypic.

Distribution: S Bangladesh patchily S on coast to W peninsular Thailand, W & E Peninsular Malaysia, E Sumatra, Riau Archipelago and Bangka I.