Blue-naped Pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) [XC58008]
by Yong Ding Li from Nahaew (PhuSuanSai) National Park, Thailand (song)
Blue-naped Pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) [XC69208]
by Mike Nelson from Vu Qang, Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam (call)
Subspecies
Has on occasion been placed in a separate genus, Hydrornis, along with Blue-rumped Pitta (Hydrornis soror) and Rusty-naped Pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) these being closely related. Form nuchalis, from Darjeeling, now considered synonymous with nominate nipalensis.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) - Himalayas from central Nepal and south-eastern Tibet east to southern Arunachal Pradesh and eastern and southern Assam, south to northern West Bengal, Bangladesh (Chittagong Hills) and north, western and southern Myanmar (Chin Hills, northern Arakan Hills and upper Chindwin).
hendeei (Bangs & van Tyne, 1931) - Southern China (southern Yunnan, south-western Guangxi) south to northern and central Laos and northern Vietnam (Tonkin, extreme northern Annam).