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Hooded Pitta
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Pitta sordida
Basic stats
Diet
Insects and their larvae, hunted on the ground, and berries
Habitat
Forest, plantations and cultivated areas; nests on the ground
Range
Eastern and south-eastern Asia and maritime Southeast Asia
Size
16–19cm
Weight
42–70g
The western hooded pitta is a green bird with a black head and chestnut crown, 16 to 19 cm long and weighing 42–70 g. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Nicobar, Minahasa, eastern and Biak hooded pittas. It is common in eastern and south-eastern Asia and maritime Southeast Asia, where it lives in several types of forest as well as on plantations and other cultivated areas (Wikipedia, general species account).
It forages on the ground for insects and their larvae and also eats berries. It breeds from February to August, when the strongly territorial pair build a nest on the ground, and both parents incubate the eggs and care for the fledglings (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Hooded Pitta eat?
- Insects and their larvae, hunted on the ground, and berries
- What habitat does the Hooded Pitta live in?
- Forest, plantations and cultivated areas; nests on the ground
- Where is the Hooded Pitta found?
- Eastern and south-eastern Asia and maritime Southeast Asia
- How big is the Hooded Pitta?
- 16–19cm
- How much does the Hooded Pitta weigh?
- 42–70g