Peninsular Thailand in Krabi Province (Khao Nor Chuchi), and possibly extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 17,200 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Clearance of lowland forest through clear-felling for timber, unofficial logging and conversion to croplands, fruit orchards, coffee, rubber and oil-palm plantations, snare-line trapping for the cage-bird trade are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Gurney's Pitta (Hydrornis gurneyi) [XC565408]
by Ding Li Yong from , Thailand (song)
Gurney's Pitta (Hydrornis gurneyi) [XC683874]
by Thet Zaw Naing from , Myanmar (call)
Subspecies
On basis mainly of longer, graduated tail, sometimes placed in separate genus Eucichla, along with Javan Banded Pitta (Hydrornis guajanus) and Bar-bellied Pitta (Hydrornis elliotii), and on occasion Blue Pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet