Species of Thailand
Giant pitta
Hydrornis caeruleus
Thomas Stamford Raffles, 1822
In Thai: นกแต้วแล้วยักษ์
The giant pitta (Hydrornis caeruleus) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
Distribution and habitat
The giant pitta is native to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. It inhabits primary and tall secondary forest at elevations of up to 1, 200 m. It appears to prefer densely vegetated, swampy areas, but has infrequently been reported from drier and secondary vegetation.
Conservation
The species is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. Total population size is unknown, but it is believed to be scarce to rare, and thought to be under pressure from rapid forest loss in its native habitat.
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Category / Seasonal Status
Wiki listed status (concerning Thai population): Rare
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pittidae
- Genus
- Hydrornis
- Species
- Hydrornis caeruleus
Common names
- Thai: นกแต้วแล้วยักษ์
Subspecies
Pitta caerulea caerulea, Thomas Stamford Raffles, 1822
Range: South Myanmar, South Thailand, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Pitta caerulea hosei, Edward Charles Stuart Baker, 1918
Range: Borneo
Synonyms
- Hydrornis caeruleus, Thomas Stamford Raffles (1822)
- Pitta caerulea
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)
Near Threatened (BirdLife)
Endangered (ONEP)
Endangered (BCST)
Photos
Range Map
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Khao Luang National Park
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park