Malayan Banded-Pitta
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Malayan Banded-Pitta

Hydrornis irena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park
146 Verified records at Khao Luang National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Malayan banded pitta (Hydrornis irena) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. Other common names include the blue-tailed pitta, the Irene's pitta, the banded pitta and the Van den Bosch's pitta. It is found in Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean and Javan banded pittas, together they were referred to as the banded pitta, but now they are considered to be separate species. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Banded-Pitta sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 146 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park

Hooded Pitta
LC

Hooded Pitta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pitta sordida

5–10% · With luck
Blue-winged Pitta
LC

Blue-winged Pitta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitta moluccensis

<5% · Rare
Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

Red-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus brunneus

70–80% · Very likely
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

60–70% · Likely
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

60–70% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

60–70% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

50–60% · Likely
Chestnut-winged Babbler

Chestnut-winged Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris erythroptera

50–60% · Likely
Ochraceous Bulbul
LC

Ochraceous Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus ochraceus

50–60% · Likely
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely
Stripe-throated Bulbul
LC

Stripe-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

50–60% · Likely
Gray-breasted Spiderhunter
LC

Gray-breasted Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera modesta

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malayan Banded-Pitta in Khao Luang National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Banded-Pitta sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 146 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malayan Banded-Pitta in Khao Luang National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Malayan Banded-Pitta in Khao Luang National Park in our monthly data.

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