Rusty-naped pitta
Hydrornis oatesi Hume, 1873
The rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) is a species in the family Pittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 120 g to 120.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the rusty-naped pitta
- Weight
- 120 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 rusty-naped pitta live?
Not recorded
What is the rusty-naped pitta?
The rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
From the Wikipedia article “Rusty-naped pitta” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rusty-naped_pitta&oldid=1379872877), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the rusty-naped pitta endangered?
The rusty-naped 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. What the categories mean.
How is the rusty-naped pitta classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPittidae
- genusHydrornis
- SpeciesHydrornis oatesi Hume, 1873
Synonyms Hydrormis oatesi, Pitta oatesi
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- بيتا صدئي القفاArabic
- pita canyellaCatalan
- pita rezavohlaváCzech
- Pita penwinauWelsh
- RustpittaDanish
- BraunkopfpittaGerman
- RostbauchpittaGerman
- RostnackenpittaGerman
- rufnuka pitoEsperanto
- Pita rojizaSpanish
- ruugepitaEstonian
- پیتای زنگارگونPersian
- oliiviselkäpittaFinnish
- Brève à nuque fauveFrench
- riđoglava pitaCroatian
- vörhenyes pittaHungarian
- Pitta collorossoItalian
- Pitta nucarossicciaItalian
- チャガシラヤイロチョウJapanese
- rudagalvė pitaLithuanian
- Кӹрӓн вуян питтаWestern Mari
- RoestkappittaDutch
- aprikospittaNorwegian
- kurtaczek rudyPolish
- زنگی اگیوالا نورنگاWestern Panjabi
- pita-ruivaPortuguese
- pita-de-nuca-ruivaPortuguese
- Каштановоголовая питтаRussian
- Коричневоголовая питтаRussian
- pita ryšaváSlovak
- rostjuveltrastSwedish
- นกแต้วแร้วใหญ่หัวสีน้ำตาลThai
- นกแต้วแล้วใหญ่หัวสีน้ำตาลThai
- Kızılca Enseli PittaTurkish
- піта рудаUkrainian
- Đuôi cụt đầu hungVietnamese
- 栗头八色鸫Chinese
- 栗頭八色鳥Chinese
- 栗頭八色鶇Chinese
Relatives of the rusty-naped 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
CompareRusty-naped pitta vs Blue pittaRusty-naped pitta vs Javan banded pittaRusty-naped pitta vs Gurney's pittaRusty-naped pitta vs Blue-headed pitta
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rusty-naped pitta?
An adult rusty-naped pitta weighs 120 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rusty-naped pitta endangered?
The rusty-naped 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 rusty-naped pitta?
The rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) 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.
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