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Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)

SourceShantanu Kuveskar · Wikimedia Commons

BS-0051

Indian Pitta

Pitta brachyura

Indian Pitta adults of both sexes have green upperparts, buff underparts, a white throat, and scarlet feathers on the lower belly and undertail coverts. The rounded wings combine green coverts, bright blue shoulder patches, and black flight feathers with a conspicuous white patch visible in flight; the short tail is blue. A broad black stripe runs through each eye, bordered above by a pale buff eyebrow.

Family
Pittidae
Region
Asia
Range
South Asia
Habitat
Temperate Forest
Dominant color
Green
Conservation status
Least Concern

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