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Moist lowland forests and montanes. Rarely in older secondary forest. Occurs from lowlands up to 1500m. | Moist lowland forests and montanes. Rarely in older secondary forest. Occurs from lowlands up to 1500m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Feeds mainly on insects, snails and earthworms. Takes also berries. | + | Feeds mainly on insects, snails and earthworms. Takes also berries.<br /> |
| − | Forages on the ground. | + | Forages on the ground.<br /> |
| − | Breeding season differs through range. The globular nest has a side entrance and is build with broad leaves, sleletonized bamboo leaves, small sticks and grass. It's placed low in a bush, a sapling or a rattan palm. Lays 2 - 5 eggs, mostly 3 or 4. | + | Breeding season differs through range. The globular nest has a side entrance and is build with broad leaves, sleletonized bamboo leaves, small sticks and grass. It's placed low in a bush, a sapling or a rattan palm. Lays 2 - 5 eggs, mostly 3 or 4. <br /> |
A resident species. | A resident species. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 17:33, 5 June 2011
- Pitta guajana
Hydrornis guajanus
Identification
20 - 23cm. An unmistakable pitta with some geographical variation.
- Top and side of head black with prominent, broad bright yellow supercilium
- Plain chestnut-brown upperparts
- Blackish-brown wings with white spots creating a wingbar (broad in irena)
- Deep blue rump and tail
- White chin and throat, becoming yellow on lower throat
- Narrow dark blue band on upper breast
- Yellow rest of underparts with blackish barring (irena and ripleyi with blue underparts with some orange barring, schwaneri with large blue belly patch)
- Black bill
Females are duller and the blue breastband is very narrow. Females of irena, ripleyi and schwaneri have no blue on underparts.
Juveniles are speckled brown and their bill has an orange base and an orange tip.
Distribution
Found from southern Thailand to peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Java.
Fairly common where suitable habitat remains. Population declining due to habitat loss and cagebird trading.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies, sometimes split in three species:
- P. g. ripleyi:
- Southern Peninsula Thailand
- P. g. irena:
- Malay Peninsula and Sumatra - Malayan Banded Pitta (with ripleyi)
- P. g. schwaneri:
- Borneo - Bornean Banded Pitta
- P. g. guajana (affinis):
Placed in genus Hydrornis by Gill and Donsker[3].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes. Rarely in older secondary forest. Occurs from lowlands up to 1500m.
Behaviour
Feeds mainly on insects, snails and earthworms. Takes also berries.
Forages on the ground.
Breeding season differs through range. The globular nest has a side entrance and is build with broad leaves, sleletonized bamboo leaves, small sticks and grass. It's placed low in a bush, a sapling or a rattan palm. Lays 2 - 5 eggs, mostly 3 or 4.
A resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to October 2008 (Corrigenda 8). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species#Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2003. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334504
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Banded Pitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Banded_Pitta
