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Indian Pitta

Pitta brachyura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Satpura National Park
47 Verified records at Satpura National Park
May 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Pitta sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Satpura National Park

Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

60–70% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

60–70% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

40–50% · Likely
Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

40–50% · Possible
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

30–40% · Possible
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

30–40% · Possible
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

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

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 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 Satpura National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Pitta sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Indian Pitta in Satpura National Park in our monthly data.

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