Pittas

Eared Pitta

Hydrornis phayrei

The Eared Pitta (Hydrornis phayrei) is a 100 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Pittas

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

100 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, China, Cambodia, Myanmar.

Where to see it: Cuc Phuong NP (please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Vietnam); Khao Yai NP* general (use more precise loc.) (Thailand); Kaeng Krachan NP* (general area) (Thailand).

Photo: (c) Gerard Chartier, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist