Blue-winged Pitta
Pitta moluccensis
- Family
- Pittas (Pittidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis) is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae. It forms a superspecies with three other pittas, the Indian pitta (P. brachyura), the fairy pitta (P. nympha) and the mangrove pitta (P. megarhyncha). A colourful bird, it has a black head with a buff stripe above the eye, a white collar, greenish upper parts, blue wings, buff underparts and a reddish vent area. Its range extends from India to Malaysia, Indonesia, southern China and the Philippines.
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Range and habitat
Breeds southeastern Asia from southeastern Myanmar and southern Yunnan (southwestern China) eastward to Vietnam and southward to northern Malayan Peninsula; winters to Greater Sundas.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Blue-winged pitta
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
