Rusty-naped Pitta (Hydrornis oatesi)

Other Names (World)
Rusty-naped Pitta, Fulvous Pitta

Family
Pittidae (Pittas)

Size
21 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hume, 1873)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 380 - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), Laos (B), Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Rusty-naped Pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) [XC734573]
by Oscar Campbell from Raub District (near Kuala Kubu Baru), Selangor, Malaysia (begging call, song)

Rusty-naped Pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) [XC290614]
by Rolf A. de By from Bishop trail. Fraser's Hill (Bukit Fraser), Pahang, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Has on occasion been placed in a separate genus, Hydrornis, along with Blue-naped Pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) and Blue-rumped Pitta (Hydrornis soror). These three are closely related. Racial identity of birds in southern Vietnam (southern Annam) uncertain and tentatively placed with bolovenensis.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

oatesi (Hume, 1873) - Northern, eastern and south-eastern Myanmar east to north-eastern Laos and south to west, southern and north-eastern Thailand.
castaneiceps (Delacour & Jabouille, 1930) - Southern China (southern Yunnan), north-western Vietnam (western Tonkin, northern Annam) and central Laos.
bolovenensis (Delacour, 1932) - Southern Laos and southern Annam.
deborah (King, BF, 1978) - Central Peninsular Malaysia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rusty-naped Pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) - 10 files

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