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;[[:Category:Pitta|Pitta]] venusta | ;[[:Category:Pitta|Pitta]] venusta | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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'''Juvenile''' plain dark plumage. Red-tipped bill | '''Juvenile''' plain dark plumage. Red-tipped bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Sumatra]]. | + | South East [[Asia]]: found in the Highlands of [[Sumatra]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Rainforest at heights between 400 and 1,400 m. Usually found in ravines in thick cover. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet includes insects, | + | The diet includes insects, beetles, worms, small snails and seeds. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | The domed nest is constructed from leaves, fine roots, decayed fibres and moss. The clutch consists of 2-3 creamy eggs, freckled with dark spots. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | ArKive | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#ArKive |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pitta+venusta}} | {{GSearch|Pitta+venusta}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pitta]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pitta]] | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 3 March 2010
Alternative name: Graceful Pitta
- Pitta venusta
Identification
18cm
- Bright crimson belly
- Dark brown upperparts tinged with purple
- Long, brown tail
- Blackish-maroon head
- Azure-blue streak from above eye to nape
- Dark brown eye
- Black bill
Juvenile plain dark plumage. Red-tipped bill
Distribution
South East Asia: found in the Highlands of Sumatra.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Rainforest at heights between 400 and 1,400 m. Usually found in ravines in thick cover.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects, beetles, worms, small snails and seeds.
Breeding
The domed nest is constructed from leaves, fine roots, decayed fibres and moss. The clutch consists of 2-3 creamy eggs, freckled with dark spots.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- ArKive
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Graceful Pitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Graceful_Pitta
