genus
Pitta
Pitta is a genus in the family Pittidae. This database currently files 20 species under it, 3 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 20
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 75%
- Weight range
- 55.5 g – 190 g
Best-known members of Pitta
Ranked by popularity score.
Indian pitta
Pitta brachyura
Western hooded pitta
Pitta sordida
Blue-winged pitta
Pitta moluccensis
African pitta
Pitta angolensis
Rainbow pitta
Pitta iris
Fairy pitta
Pitta nympha
Elegant pitta
Pitta elegans
Azure-breasted pitta
Pitta steerii
How threatened is Pitta?
16 of 20 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 6% |
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 13% |
| NTNear Threatened | 3 | 19% |
| LCLeast Concern | 10 | 63% |
Where is Pitta found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9+
All species in Pitta
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian pitta | Pitta brachyura | Pittidae | Least Concern | 55.5 g | Not recorded |
| Western hooded pitta | Pitta sordida | Pittidae | Least Concern | 64.5 g | Not recorded |
| Blue-winged pitta | Pitta moluccensis | Pittidae | Least Concern | 76 g | Not recorded |
| African pitta | Pitta angolensis | Pittidae | Least Concern | 62.7 g | Not recorded |
| Rainbow pitta | Pitta iris | Pittidae | Least Concern | 62.2 g | 1 |
| Fairy pitta | Pitta nympha | Pittidae | Vulnerable | 88.3 g | Not recorded |
| Elegant pitta | Pitta elegans | Pittidae | Least Concern | 56.6 g | Not recorded |
| Azure-breasted pitta | Pitta steerii | Pittidae | Vulnerable | 94.8 g | Not recorded |
| Noisy pitta | Pitta versicolor | Pittidae | Least Concern | 88.9 g | 1 |
| Mangrove pitta | Pitta megarhyncha | Pittidae | Near Threatened | 106 g | Not recorded |
| Ivory-breasted pitta | Pitta maxima | Pittidae | Least Concern | 190 g | Not recorded |
| Black-faced pitta | Pitta anerythra | Pittidae | Near Threatened | 86 g | 1 |
| Green-breasted pitta | Pitta reichenowi | Pittidae | Least Concern | 73.7 g | Not recorded |
| Superb pitta | Pitta superba | Pittidae | Endangered | 115 g | 1 |
| Banda sea pitta | Pitta vigorsii | Pittidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ornate pitta | Pitta concinna | Pittidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Eastern hooded pitta | Pitta novaeguineae | Pittidae | Least Concern | 64.5 g | 1 |
| Nicobar hooded pitta | Pitta abbotti | Pittidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Biak hooded pitta | Pitta rosenbergii | Pittidae | Near Threatened | 64.5 g | 1 |
| Minahasa hooded pitta | Pitta forsteni | Pittidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |