Blue-naped pitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Hydrornis
Species:
H. nipalensis
Binomial name
Hydrornis nipalensis
(Hodgson, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Pitta nipalensis

The blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.

Description

It is a brightly colored bird, with a stub-tail. It is blue and green above, with a reddish-yellow coloring below. The bird's nape and hindneck are bright blue, and the tail is brown with a bit of green. The male and female birds are similar, but the female's hindcrown is reddish-brown, not blue, and it has a green hindneck.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It can be found in bamboo jungles.[2]

Behavior

It is a terrestrial bird. It usually ventures out into clearings only early in the morning and late in the evening. Its call is a double whistle and can be heard when it is on the ground and from a tree at dawn and dusk. The nesting season is April to August, during which both the male and female birds share the parental duties.[2]

Diet and feeding

Its diet consists of ground insects and other small animals.[2]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Hydrornis nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22698602A93691645. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22698602A93691645.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ali, Salim (1996). The Book of Indian Birds. India: Oxford University Press. p. 214.


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