Malayan Banded Pitta
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Pittas

Malayan Banded Pitta

Hydrornis irena

NTNear Threatened
Family
Pittas (Pittidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Malayan banded pitta (Hydrornis irena) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. Other common names include the blue-tailed pitta, the Irene's pitta, the banded pitta and the Van den Bosch's pitta. It is found in Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean and Javan banded pittas, together they were referred to as the banded pitta, but now they are considered to be separate species.

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Range and habitat

Southern peninsular Thailand, Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Continents

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.