Blue-naped pitta
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Hydrornis nipalensis

The blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis ) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.

Appearance

It is a brightly colored bird, with a stub-tail. It is blue and green above, with a reddish-yellow coloring below. The bird's nape and hindneck are bright blue, and the tail is brown with a bit of green. The male and female birds are similar, but the female's hindcrown is reddish-brown, not blue, and it has a green hindneck.

Distribution

Geography

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It can be found in bamboo jungles.

Blue-naped pitta habitat map
Blue-naped pitta habitat map
Blue-naped pitta
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Habits and Lifestyle

It is a terrestrial bird. It usually ventures out into clearings only early in the morning and late in the evening. Its call is a double whistle and can be heard when it is on the ground and from a tree at dawn and dusk. The nesting season is April to August, during which both the male and female birds share the parental duties.

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

Its diet consists of ground insects and other small animals.

References

1. Blue-naped pitta Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-naped_pitta
2. Blue-naped pitta on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22698602/93691645
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/475413

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