Pittas (Pittidae)
Rusty-naped Pitta (Pitta oatesi) - HBW 8, p. 136
French: Brève à nuque fauve
German: Rostbauchpitta
Spanish: Pita Rojiza
Other common names: Fulvous Pitta
Taxonomy: Hydrornis Oatesi Hume, 1873, Toungoo district, Upper Pegu, Myanmar.
Has on occasion been placed in a separate genus, Hydrornis, along with P. nipalensis and P. soror; these three are closely related. Racial identity of birds in S Vietnam (S Annam) uncertain; tentatively placed with bolovenensis. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- oatesi (Hume, 1873) - N, E & SE Myanmar E to NE Laos and S to W, S and NE Thailand.
- castaneiceps Delacour & Jabouille, 1930 - S China (S Yunnan), NW Vietnam (W Tonkin, N Annam) and C Laos.
- bolovenensis Delacour, 1932 - S Laos and S Annam.
- deborah B. F. King, 1978 - C Peninsular Malaysia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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front/side view foraging on rock Locality Chong Yen, Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp oatesi)
Martin Kennewell 11 February 2012 15 weeks ago 29 sec 4.7 -
stood motionless in open, even in full view can be very difficult to see - very well camouflaged Locality Chong Yen, Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp oatesi)
Martin Kennewell 11 February 2012 13 weeks ago 21 sec 4.5 -
feeding on rock Locality Chong Yen, Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp oatesi)
Martin Kennewell 11 February 2012 13 weeks ago 45 sec 4.2 -
feeding on rock, alert upright posture included Locality Chong Yen, Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp oatesi)
Martin Kennewell 11 February 2012 13 weeks ago 38 sec 3.8 -
feeding on rock, moves off Locality Chong Yen, Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp oatesi)
Martin Kennewell 11 February 2012 13 weeks ago 28 sec 3.8 -
hops on to rock, then hops off after a little feed Locality Chong Yen, Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp oatesi)
Martin Kennewell 11 February 2012 13 weeks ago 24 sec 3.6
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Rusty-naped pitta on the rock.
Locality Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp oatesi)
p.supat 4 March 2012 12 weeks ago 4.6 -
An extreme skulker of the forest floor in the mountains of Western and Northern Thailand. My friend, Alex Vargas, called me with
Locality Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Peter Ericsson 10 January 2010 26 weeks ago 4.6 -
Often heard but very seldom seen. I drove 700km when I heard the bird was showing. It only showed a couple of times and that was
Locality Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Peter Ericsson 10 January 2010 26 weeks ago 4.5
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Single bird singing from forest floor mid afternoon. Locality Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia
(ssp deborah)
Sam Woods 1 June 2008 2 years ago 4
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