Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPittidae (Pittas)
- GenusPitta (Typical Pittas)
- SpeciesPitta brachyura (Indian Pitta)
The Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) also known as Navrang, is a passerine bird native to the Indian subcontinent. It inhabits scrub jungle, deciduous and dense evergreen forest. It breeds in the forests of the Himalayas, hills of central and western India, and migrates to other parts of the peninsula in winter. Although very colourful, it is usually shy and hidden in the undergrowth where it picks insects on the forest floor. It has a distinctive two note whistling call which is heard at dawn and dusk. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List as the population is considered large. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park
Blue-naped Pitta
Pitta nipalensis
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus
Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Slaty-backed Forktail
Enicurus schistaceus
Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
Chelidorhynx hypoxantha
Sultan Tit
Melanochlora sultanea
Black-throated Sunbird
Aethopyga saturata
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Ashy Bulbul
Hemixos flavala
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Indian Pitta at Namdapha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 16 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |