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Hooded Pitta

Pitta sordida

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
92 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae. It is common in eastern and southeastern Asia and maritime Southeast Asia, where it lives in several types of forests as well as on plantations and other cultivated areas. It is a green bird with a black head and chestnut crown. It forages on the ground for insects and their larvae, and also eats berries. It breeds between February and August, the pair being strongly territorial and building their nest on the ground. Incubation and care of the fledglings is done by both parents. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Pitta sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Blue-headed Pitta

Blue-headed Pitta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pitta baudii

30–40% · Possible
Giant Pitta

Giant Pitta

Bird

Pitta caerulea

<5% · Rare
Blue-winged Pitta
LC

Blue-winged Pitta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitta moluccensis

Insufficient data
Black-headed Pitta
LC Endemic

Black-headed Pitta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Erythropitta ussheri

40–50% · Possible
Bornean Banded-Pitta
LC

Bornean Banded-Pitta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrornis schwaneri

<5% · Rare
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely
Slender-billed Crow
LC

Slender-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus enca

50–60% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

50–60% · Likely
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

50–60% · Likely
Lesser Green Leafbird
NT

Lesser Green Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

40–50% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

40–50% · Likely
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
LC

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura javanica

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
20–30
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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
20–30%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
10 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Pitta sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hooded Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

October has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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