The Hooded Pitta is a beautiful member of the Pitta family and common in its range. It lives in SE Asia and Malasia including the surrounding islands.

The Hooded Pittas live on insects and berries and stake out a territory which they vigorously defend.

Classification

Order:  Passeriformes
Family:  Pittidae
Genus:  Pitta
Species:  P. sordida

Photos:

Hooded Pitta

Hooded Pitta

Hooded Pitta

Hooded Pitta on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Christmas Greetings from Hooded Pitta - PhotoMalaysia Community

And then the Hooded Pitta popped onto this much anticipated perch as part of its feeding routine which I have hoped for the usual smooth green background for a Pitta shot of the year ! Presenti…   Read more…

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Bird Ecology Study Group » Hooded Pitta at Jurong Lake Park

G Sreedharan photographed a Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) at Singapore’s Jurong Lake Park on the mid-afternoon of 30th November 2008. “Bird spent most of the time up on several different tr…   Read more…

Bird Ecology Study Group » Birds of the Solstice: Birding at …

On arrival we were greeted by at least 15 bird photographers and about the same number of birdwatchers, all there in anticipation of a peek at the Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) (above), which …   Read more…