Indian Pitta
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Indian Pitta

Pitta brachyura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
3 Verified records at Horton Plains National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 Horton Plains National Park

Sri Lanka White-eye
LC

Sri Lanka White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops ceylonensis

90–100% · Very likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

90–100% · Very likely
Yellow-eared Bulbul
LC

Yellow-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus penicillatus

80–90% · Very likely
Hill Swallow

Hill Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundo domicola

80–90% · Very likely
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Likely
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

60–70% · Likely
Indian Blackbird
LC

Indian Blackbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus simillimus

60–70% · Likely
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler
NT

Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Elaphrornis palliseri

60–70% · Likely
Grey Wagtail
LC Endemic

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Indian Pitta at Horton Plains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
6 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
8 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
12 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
16 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
18 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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