Paok (Pittas)
Blue-winged Pitta
Pitta moluccensis
- epik
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Hops rainforest floors hunting earthworms, dressed in crimson, electric blue, and green. Delivers in disguise.
- Populasi
- Unquantified; described as fairly common across its range, currently decreasing
- Habitat
- Lowland subtropical/tropical moist and dry broadleaved forests, mangroves, plantations, parks and gardens; avoids dense rainforest interior; occurs 0-1,800 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- The Blue-winged Pitta is a long-distance nocturnal migrant that gives a loud, far-carrying two-note "taew-laew" call, often heard well before the brightly-colored bird itself is seen on the forest floor.
- Sebaran
- Breeds from central Myanmar through Thailand, Indochina (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) to peninsular Malaysia; winters south into Sumatra, Borneo, and other parts of Indonesia and the Philippines; vagrant to Java, Australia, Christmas Island, Taiwan, Hong Kong and southern China/India
- Makanan
- Mostly worms and insects hunted on the ground or from a low perch, plus hard-shelled snails
- Ukuran
- 0,19 m
- Masa hidup
- 2,7 tahun
