Black-headed Pitta

Black-headed Pitta

Erythropitta ussheri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Blue-headed Pitta

Blue-headed Pitta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pitta baudii

30–40% · Possible
Hooded Pitta
LC

Hooded Pitta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pitta sordida

0–10% · With luck
Giant Pitta

Giant Pitta

Bird

Pitta caerulea

<5% · Rare
Bornean Banded-Pitta
LC

Bornean Banded-Pitta

Bird

Hydrornis schwaneri

<5% · Rare
Blue-winged Pitta
LC

Blue-winged Pitta

Bird

Pitta moluccensis

Insufficient data
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely
Slender-billed Crow
LC

Slender-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus enca

50–60% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

50–60% · Likely
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

50–60% · Likely
Lesser Green Leafbird
NT

Lesser Green Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

40–50% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

40–50% · Likely
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
LC

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura javanica

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
0–10%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Pitta sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 562 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-headed Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

October has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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