Rainbow Pitta
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pittas

Rainbow Pitta

Pitta iris

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Australia
Family
Pittas (Pittidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The rainbow pitta (Pitta iris) is a small passerine bird in the pitta family, Pittidae, endemic to northern Australia, most closely related to the superb pitta of Manus Island. It has a velvet black head with chestnut stripes above the eyes, olive green upper parts, black underparts, a bright red belly and an olive green tail. An Australian endemic, it lives in the monsoon forests and in some drier eucalypt forests.
Like other pittas, the rainbow pitta is a secretive and shy bird.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.