Burung tropis (Tropical Birds)
Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura
- legendaris
- 75 km/h
- Risiko rendah
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.
- Populasi
- Not quantified; population trend described as decreasing but the species remains common/widespread ("not uncommon") across its range
- Habitat
- Subtropical/tropical moist lowland and montane forest, scrub jungle, and dense evergreen or deciduous forest with thick undergrowth; also rural gardens and plantations in the non-breeding season; sea level to about 1,800 m
- Fakta menarik
- The Indian Pitta is nicknamed "Navrang" ("nine colors") in Hindi/several Indian languages for its strikingly multicolored plumage, and is called the "Six O'Clock Bird" in Tamil for its habit of calling loudly at dawn and dusk.
- Sebaran
- Indian subcontinent: breeds in the Himalayan foothills from Pakistan (Margalla Hills) through Nepal (possibly to Sikkim), across central Indian hills, and south through the Western Ghats to Karnataka; migrates across peninsular India and into Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the non-breeding season
- Makanan
- Insects and other small invertebrates picked from the ground or leaf litter; occasionally takes kitchen food scraps
- Ukuran
- 0,19 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,28 m
- Masa hidup
- 2,5 tahun
