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Whiskered pitta

Erythropitta kochi (Brüggemann, 1876)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi) is a species in the family Pittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 116 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the whiskered pitta

Weight
116 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 whiskered pitta live?

Not recorded

What is the whiskered pitta?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to Luzon in the Philippines. Along with the Azure-breasted pitta, it is one of two endemic pittas in the country. This bird is the largest pitta in the country reaching 23 cm long and 116 grams in mass. It has a brownish head, blue breast, and red belly. It has broad ash malar or "whiskers". Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping. It is one of the most sought after birds by birdwatchers in the Philippines.

From the Wikipedia article “Whiskered pitta” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whiskered_pitta&oldid=1383489925), 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 whiskered pitta endangered?

The whiskered 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. What the categories mean.

How is the whiskered pitta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPittidae
  6. genusErythropitta
  7. SpeciesErythropitta kochi (Brüggemann, 1876)

Synonyms Pitta kochi

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Koch's pittaEnglish
  • بيتا مشوربArabic
  • pita mostatxutCatalan
  • pita luzonskáCzech
  • Pita KochWelsh
  • LuzonpittaDanish
  • BartpittaGerman
  • KochpittaGerman
  • WangenstreifpittaGerman
  • liphara pitoEsperanto
  • Pita de KochSpanish
  • Pita de LuzónSpanish
  • tammepitaEstonian
  • tammipittaFinnish
  • Brève de KochFrench
  • luzonska pitaCroatian
  • bajszos pittaHungarian
  • Pitta baffutaItalian
  • Pitta di KochItalian
  • ルソンヤイロチョウJapanese
  • Kocho pitaLithuanian
  • Лусон питтаWestern Mari
  • Kochs PittaDutch
  • skjeggpittaNorwegian
  • kurtaczek wąsatyPolish
  • مچھانوالا نورنگاWestern Panjabi
  • Pita-de-KochPortuguese
  • pita-de-bigodesPortuguese
  • pita-de-luçãoPortuguese
  • Усатая питтаRussian
  • Лузонская питтаRussian
  • pita fúzatáSlovak
  • Pita sa zaliscimaSerbian
  • luzonjuveltrastSwedish
  • Bıyıklı PittaTurkish
  • піта лусонськаUkrainian
  • Đuôi cụt riaVietnamese
  • 吕宋八色鸫Chinese
  • 呂宋八色鳥Chinese
  • 呂宋八色鶇Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the whiskered pitta

Other species in the same genus Erythropitta.

LC, Least Concern

Graceful pitta

Erythropitta venusta

PittidaeNo free photo yet

NT, Near Threatened
Garnet pitta (Erythropitta granatina)

Garnet pitta

Erythropitta granatina

Pittidae

LC, Least Concern
Sula pitta (Erythropitta dohertyi)

Sula pitta

Erythropitta dohertyi

Pittidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the whiskered pitta?

An adult whiskered pitta weighs 116 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the whiskered pitta endangered?

The whiskered 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 whiskered pitta?

The whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi) belongs to the family Pittidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{whiskered_pitta_2026,
  title = {Whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whiskered-pitta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}