A bird that makes a real rainbow of color for the naked eye.
An extremely shy and beautiful bird splashed with rainbow-colored tones making it a must-see for birders and photographers alike.
Meet the Blue-winged pitta
The blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis), is a passerine bird in the Pittidae family. A highly colorful bird with a buff stripe above the eye and a white collar, a greenish upper body, yellowish underparts, and fiery red vent with blue wings.
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A real rainbow of color for the naked eye.
Juveniles have a similar pattern to the adults, however, their plumage is a little duller.
This bird’s range extends from India into Malaysia and Indonesia, down into southern China and the Philipines.
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This bird prefers to live in moist wooded areas, gardens, and parks, avoiding densely forested areas.
The Blue-winged pitta forages around for food, picking through fallen leaves and looking for prey like snails, crickets, ants, and earthworms.
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The Blue-winged pitta breeds during spring, building a somewhat untidy sphere-shaped nest on the ground. Up to five eggs are laid and incubated by both the male and female, hatching in about sixteen days.
Though this species is not threatened on a global level as it is quite widespread, it is quite rare in southern China.
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Watch this bird in the video right here below:
