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Rainbow Pitta
Pitta irisGould, 1842
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At a glance
The Rainbow Pitta is a small bird, about 16–18 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 16–18 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Rainbow Pitta look like?
The Rainbow Pitta is a small bird, about 16–18 cm long and weighing 43–88 g.
The rainbow pitta is a small passerine bird in the pitta family, Pittidae, endemic to northern Australia, most closely related to the superb pitta of Manus Island. It has a velvet black head with chestnut stripes above the eyes, olive green upper parts, black underparts, a bright red belly and an olive green tail. An Australian endemic, it lives in the monsoon forests and in some drier eucalypt forests.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Rainbow Pitta?
The Rainbow Pitta is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Rainbow Pitta eat?
The Rainbow Pitta feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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