Bangladesh (B), India (B), Nepal (B), Pakistan (B), Sri Lanka.
Breeds in north-eastern Pakistan (Margalla Hills) and in foothills of Himalayas from western Himachal Pradesh (Dharmsala, Kangra) east to Sikkim and Bangladesh (has probably bred), and south to western and central India (south to Gujarat, extreme northern Karnataka, eastern Maharashtra and central Bihar); migrates south to southern India and Sri Lanka.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) [XC190757]
by az dipu from Ganjem, North Goa, Goa, India (call)
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) [XC207623]
by Benj Smelt+ Hiru (BCN) from Palm Garden Hotel, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka (call, song)