Blue-headed pitta (Hydrornis baudii) 4K

The blue-headed pitta or scientifically known as Hydrornis baudii, is a small-sized, brightly coloured pitta measuring up to 17 cm in length. It has a typical small blue tail and both sexes show dimorphism. The male has a glittering blue crown, black cheeks, reddish-brown mantle, and black wings that are marked with white. The male also has a white throat with deep violet blue underparts whereas the female is differentiated by its fulvous-buff crown, buff underparts, and dull rufous upperparts. It has a unique way to hunt its prey by turning over leaves with a rapid jerk of the beak. This species is endemic to Borneo, occurring in Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia and is found in lowland primary rainforest near and along the rivers flying up to 600 m in elevation. It is a scarce resident in East Malaysia. As the area of lowland forest is losing owing to illegal logging and land conversion, the blue-headed pitta is under the category of Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List (BirdLife International, 2017). [Source: MyBIS]

Scientific: Hydrornis baudii
Malay: Pacat kepala biru
Family: Pittidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2017): Vulnerable
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