Profile
In flight
Tropical Birds
Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura
- legendary
- 75 km/h
- Least Concern
The 'nine-color bird' of Indian monsoon folklore, calling at dusk from the leaf litter as the first rains arrive. A whole rainbow standing on two pink legs.
- Population
- widespread, in the millions across the Indian subcontinent
- Habitat
- deciduous forest floor, mango groves, scrub jungle, shade gardens
- Diet
- ground insects, beetles, snails, earthworms
- Size
- 0.19 m
- Wingspan
- 0.28 m
