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Graceful pitta

Erythropitta venusta (S. Müller, 1836)

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The graceful pitta (Erythropitta venusta) is a species in the family Pittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 61.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the graceful pitta

Weight
61.5 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
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the graceful pitta live?

Not recorded

What is the graceful pitta?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The graceful pitta (Erythropitta venusta), sometimes alternatively known as the black-crowned pitta (although this term is more regularly applied to Erythropitta ussheri), is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It occurs in Sumatra in Indonesia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Is the graceful pitta endangered?

The graceful pitta is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the graceful pitta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPittidae
  6. genusErythropitta
  7. SpeciesErythropitta venusta (S. Müller, 1836)

Synonyms Pitta venusta, Pitta venusta venusta

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Black-crowned pittaEnglish
  • بيتا رشيقArabic
  • pita graciósCatalan
  • pita horskáCzech
  • pita sličnáCzech
  • Pita pendduWelsh
  • SumatrapittaDanish
  • MaronenpittaGerman
  • MaronenrückenpittaGerman
  • gracia pitoEsperanto
  • Pita graciosaSpanish
  • tõmmupitaEstonian
  • پیتای زیباPersian
  • vuorikorupittaFinnish
  • Brève gracieuseFrench
  • planinska pitaCroatian
  • vénuszpittaHungarian
  • Paok topi-hitamIndonesian
  • Pitta capineraItalian
  • Pitta graziosaItalian
  • スマトラヤイロチョウJapanese
  • dailioji pitaLithuanian
  • ZwartkruinpittaDutch
  • venuspittaNorwegian
  • kurtaczek czarnogłowyPolish
  • سجیا نورنگاWestern Panjabi
  • pita-graciosaPortuguese
  • pita-da-enfileirada-baixaPortuguese
  • Изящная питтаRussian
  • pita červeno-čiernaSlovak
  • sumatrajuveltrastSwedish
  • Zarif PittaTurkish
  • піта суматранськаUkrainian
  • Đuôi cụt chỏm đenVietnamese
  • 黑冠八色鳥Chinese
  • 黑冠八色鶇Chinese
  • 黑冠八色鸫Chinese

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Relatives of the graceful pitta

Other species in the same genus Erythropitta.

NT, Near Threatened
Garnet pitta (Erythropitta granatina)

Garnet pitta

Erythropitta granatina

Pittidae

LC, Least Concern

Sula pitta

Erythropitta dohertyi

PittidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the graceful pitta?

An adult graceful pitta weighs 61.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the graceful pitta endangered?

The graceful 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 graceful pitta?

The graceful pitta (Erythropitta venusta) belongs to the family Pittidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Graceful pitta (Erythropitta venusta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/graceful-pitta

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BibTeX
@misc{graceful_pitta_2026,
  title = {Graceful pitta (Erythropitta venusta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/graceful-pitta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}