Indian Pitta

Indian Pitta

Pitta brachyura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Minneriya National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
7 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
10 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0–10%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
14 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
16 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Pitta in Minneriya National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Indian Pitta sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Indian Pitta in Minneriya National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Indian Pitta in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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