Black-crowned Pitta (Erythropitta ussheri)

Other Names (World)
Black-crowned Pitta, Black-headed Pitta, Black-and-Crimson Pitta

Family
Pittidae (Pittas)

Size
13 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1877)

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp forest, plantations. From sea-level - 300 m.

Range (Guide)

Malaysia (B) (NB).

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 (2020) and decreasing.

Status NT
Forest loss due to illegal logging, fires and habitat fragmentation are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Shy.

Food
Insects, spiders, small snails.

Voice
A long, clear whistle, increasing in volume and ending ubruptly. Ventriloquial.

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Black-crowned Pitta (Erythropitta ussheri) [XC310348]
by Jelle Scharringa from Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (song)

Black-crowned Pitta (Erythropitta ussheri) [XC59734]
by Marc Anderson from Danum Valley Field Centre, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Nest
Domed, composed of dead leaves and decaying vegetation, on the ground, amongst understorey.

Eggs (Guide)
2; white with light grey or reddish spots.

Subspecies
Pitta granatina (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Garnet Pitta (Erythropitta granatina) and Black-crowned Pitta (Erythropitta ussheri) following Lambert (1996), Erritzoe and Erritzoe (1998), Erritzoe (2003) and Mann (2008) owing to morphological and vocal differences and their apparent parapatry.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Garnet Pitta (Erythropitta granatina).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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