Hooded Pitta
Pitta sordida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPittidae (Pittas)
- GenusPitta (Typical Pittas)
- SpeciesPitta sordida (Hooded Pitta)
Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area
Blue-headed Pitta
Pitta baudii
Giant Pitta
Pitta caerulea
Blue-winged Pitta
Pitta moluccensis
Black-headed Pitta
Erythropitta ussheri
Bornean Banded-Pitta
Hydrornis schwaneri
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Slender-billed Crow
Corvus enca
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Eurylaimus ochromalus
White-crowned Shama
Copsychus stricklandii
Lesser Green Leafbird
Chloropsis cyanopogon
Spectacled Bulbul
Rubigula erythropthalmos
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
Rhipidura javanica
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Hooded Pitta sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hooded Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
October has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.