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Indian Pitta

Pitta brachyura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Minneriya National Park
27 Verified records at Minneriya National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Pitta sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

30–40% · Possible
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

30–40% · Possible
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

30–40% · Possible
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

30–40% · Possible
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

20–30% · Possible
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

20–30% · Possible
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

20–30% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

20–30% · Possible
White-browed Bulbul
LC Endemic

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Pitta in Minneriya National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Pitta sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Pitta in Minneriya National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Indian Pitta in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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