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Indian Pitta

Pitta brachyura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
83 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Pitta sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Myna
NT

Ceylon Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula ptilogenys

50–60% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

50–60% · Likely
Spot-winged Thrush
NT

Spot-winged Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla spiloptera

50–60% · Likely
Dark-fronted Babbler

Dark-fronted Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhopocichla atriceps

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Pitta sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Pitta in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Indian Pitta in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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