Blue-headed Pitta (Hydrornis baudii)

Family
Pittidae (Pittas)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(M�ller & Schlegel, 1845)

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp forest. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B).

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 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Loss of lowland forests due to logging, drought and fire, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Feeds on the ground. Sometimes seen hopping along forest trails.

Food
Caterpillars and other insects, worms, arthropods.

Voice
A soft, descending, trisyllabic whistle 'ppor-wi-iil', or a disyllabic 'por-wii...'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (48)...)

Blue-headed Pitta (Hydrornis baudii) [XC65378]
by Frank Lambert from Sungai Kelay, Berau District, East Kalimantan, Indonesia (song)

Blue-headed Pitta (Hydrornis baudii) [XC422387]
by Matt Slaymaker from Sabah; Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia (song)

Nest
A ball composed of dead leaves at the base of understorey vegetation.

Eggs (Guide)
2; glossy white with speckled with purplish-brown.

Subspecies
Formerly placed in monotypic genus Iridipitta, on basis of dark purplish-blue underparts, unique among pittas. Alternatively linked with Eucichla group.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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