Eared pitta
Hydrornis phayrei (Blyth, 1862)
The eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei) is a species in the family Pittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 100 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the eared pitta
- Weight
- 100 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the eared pitta live?
Not recorded
What is the eared pitta?
The eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei) is a species of bird in the pitta family, Pittidae, and is found in Southeast Asia.
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Is the eared pitta endangered?
The eared pitta is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the eared pitta classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPittidae
- genusHydrornis
- SpeciesHydrornis phayrei (Blyth, 1862)
Synonyms Anthocichla phayrei obscura, Anthocincla phayrei, Anthocincla phayrei obscura, Anthocincla phayrei phayrei, Pitta phayrei
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- بيتا ذو أذنينArabic
- pita orellutCatalan
- pita ušatáCzech
- Pita clustiogWelsh
- ØrepittaDanish
- OhrenpittaGerman
- SichelpittaGerman
- orela pitoEsperanto
- Pita orejudaSpanish
- kõrvukpitaEstonian
- پیتای بیگوشPersian
- sarvipittaFinnish
- peruukkipittaFinnish
- Brève ornéeFrench
- krunata pitaCroatian
- füles pittaHungarian
- Pitta ornataItalian
- Pitta orecchiutaItalian
- ツノヤイロチョウJapanese
- ausuotoji pitaLithuanian
- Пӹлӹшӓн питтаWestern Mari
- Phayres PittaDutch
- flettepittaNorwegian
- kurtaczek uszatyPolish
- کنوالا نورنگاWestern Panjabi
- pita-orelhudaPortuguese
- Ушастая питтаRussian
- Ušata pitaSerbian
- öronjuveltrastSwedish
- นกแต้วแล้วหูยาวThai
- Boynuzlu PittaTurkish
- піта вухатаUkrainian
- Đuôi cụt nâuVietnamese
- 双辫八色鸫Chinese
- 雙辮八色鳥Chinese
- 雙辮八色鶇Chinese
Relatives of the eared pitta
Other species in the same genus Hydrornis.
Blue pitta
Hydrornis cyaneus
Javan banded pitta
Hydrornis guajanus
Gurney's pitta
Hydrornis gurneyi
Blue-headed pitta
Hydrornis baudii
Giant pitta
Hydrornis caeruleus
Blue-naped pitta
Hydrornis nipalensis
CompareEared pitta vs Blue pittaEared pitta vs Javan banded pittaEared pitta vs Gurney's pittaEared pitta vs Blue-headed pitta
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the eared pitta?
An adult eared pitta weighs 100 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the eared pitta endangered?
The eared pitta is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the eared pitta?
The eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei) belongs to the family Pittidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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