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Indian pitta

Pitta brachyura (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a species in the family Pittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 55.5 g to 61 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the Indian pitta

Weight
55.5 g – 61 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
4.95src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the Indian pitta live?

Not recorded

What is the Indian pitta?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) also known as Navrang, is a passerine bird native to the Indian subcontinent. It inhabits scrub jungle, deciduous and dense evergreen forest. It breeds in the forests of the Himalayas, hills of central and western India, and migrates to other parts of the peninsula in winter. Although very colourful, it is usually shy and hidden in the undergrowth where it picks insects on the forest floor. It has a distinctive two note whistling call which is heard at dawn and dusk. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List as the population is considered large.

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Is the Indian pitta endangered?

The Indian 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 Indian pitta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPittidae
  6. genusPitta
  7. SpeciesPitta brachyura (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Brachyurus maculata, Citta abdominalis, Corvus brachyurus, Myothera multicolor, Pitta bengalensis, Pitta brachyura beryllofulgens, Pitta brachyura pulchra, Pitta leucoptera, Pitta maculata, Tardus triostegus, Turdus coronatus

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • بيتا هنديArabic
  • দেশি শুমচাBangla
  • Pitta IndezBreton
  • Pita índiaCatalan
  • pita de l'ÍndiaCatalan
  • pita devítibarváCzech
  • pita adeinlasWelsh
  • Indisk PittaDanish
  • BengalenpittaGerman
  • Bengalische PittaGerman
  • NeunfarbenpittaGerman
  • hindia pitoEsperanto
  • Kurtvosta pitoEsperanto
  • Pita indiaSpanish
  • koidupitaEstonian
  • bengalinpittaFinnish
  • Brève du BengaleFrench
  • barnasapkás pittaHungarian
  • Pitta indianaItalian
  • インドヤイロチョウJapanese
  • ನವರಂಗKannada
  • bengalinė pitaLithuanian
  • കാവിMalayalam
  • नवरंगMarathi
  • Симсӹ шылдыран питтаWestern Mari
  • गाजले पिट्टाNepali
  • Negenkleurige PittaDutch
  • indiapittaNorwegian
  • ਨੌਰੰਗਾPunjabi
  • kurtaczek bengalskiPolish
  • نورنگاWestern Panjabi
  • pita-indianaPortuguese
  • Pita-da-ÍndiaPortuguese
  • Pita-de-BengalaPortuguese
  • Индийская питтаRussian
  • Синекрылая питтаRussian
  • pita pestráSlovak
  • Indijska pitaSerbian
  • indisk juveltrastSwedish
  • இந்திய தோட்டக்கள்ளன்Tamil
  • భారతీయ పిట్టTelugu
  • Hint PittasıTurkish
  • піта короткохвостаUkrainian
  • Đuôi cụt Ấn ĐộVietnamese
  • 印度八色鸫Chinese
  • 印度藍翅八色鳥Chinese
  • 蓝翅八色鸫Chinese
  • 藍肩八色鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the Indian pitta

Other species in the same genus Pitta.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Indian pitta?

An adult Indian pitta weighs 55.5 g – 61 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the Indian pitta endangered?

The Indian 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 Indian pitta?

The Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) belongs to the family Pittidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{indian_pitta_2026,
  title = {Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-pitta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}