Malayan Banded-Pitta
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Malayan Banded-Pitta

Hydrornis irena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Way Kambas National Park
96 Verified records at Way Kambas National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Malayan banded pitta (Hydrornis irena) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. Other common names include the blue-tailed pitta, the Irene's pitta, the banded pitta and the Van den Bosch's pitta. It is found in Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean and Javan banded pittas, together they were referred to as the banded pitta, but now they are considered to be separate species. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Banded-Pitta sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 96 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park

Hooded Pitta
LC

Hooded Pitta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pitta sordida

20–30% · Possible
Blue-winged Pitta
LC

Blue-winged Pitta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitta moluccensis

<5% · Rare
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-vented Bulbul
LC

Yellow-vented Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus goiavier

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Tailorbird
LC

Ashy Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus ruficeps

40–50% · Likely
Banded Broadbill
LC

Banded Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus javanicus

40–50% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
NT

Sumatran Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum buettikoferi

40–50% · Possible
Blue-winged Leafbird

Blue-winged Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis moluccensis

30–40% · Possible
Green Iora
NT

Green Iora

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Aegithina viridissima

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sericeus

30–40% · Possible
Brown-throated Sunbird
LC

Brown-throated Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthreptes malacensis

30–40% · Possible
Black-naped Monarch
LC Endemic

Black-naped Monarch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypothymis azurea

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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
40–50%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malayan Banded-Pitta in Way Kambas National Park?

About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Banded-Pitta sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 96 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malayan Banded-Pitta in Way Kambas National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Malayan Banded-Pitta in Way Kambas National Park in our monthly data.

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