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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
09/05/2024 10:40:21 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Mangrove Pitta*
Id (Atlas):
Pitta megarhyncha
Description (10 )
Mangrove Pitta
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Other Names (World)
Mangrove Pitta, Larger Blue-winged Pitta, Malay Pitta
Family
Pittidae (Pittas)
Size
18 - 21 cm
First Described (Guide )
Schlegel, 1863
Habitat
Coastal mangroves, mangrove and Nipa palm stands along tidal rivers.
Bangladesh (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Thailand (B).
Unknown to Singapore (B).
Southern Bangladesh patchily southern on coast to western peninsular Thailand, western and eastern Peninsular Malaysia, eastern Sumatra, Riau Archipelago and Bangka I.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat loss through clearance for fuel, charcoal production and construction materials is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Crustaceans, molluscs, terrestrial insects.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (56)... )
Listen to XC783781
Mangrove Pitta (Pitta megarhyncha ) [XC783781 ]
by Ding Li Yong from Pulau Ubin, Singapore (song)
Listen to XC856075
Mangrove Pitta (Pitta megarhyncha ) [XC856075 ]
by Lim Ying Hien from Sungai Melayu (near Danga Bay), Johor, Malaysia (song)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura ), Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha ) and Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis ). Sometimes considered conspecific with Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Mangrove Pitta see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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