Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPittidae (Pittas)
- GenusPitta (Typical Pittas)
- SpeciesPitta brachyura (Indian Pitta)
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
White-bellied Treepie
Dendrocitta leucogastra
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
📅 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 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 14 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 16 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Pitta in Periyar National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Indian Pitta sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 89 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Pitta in Periyar National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Indian Pitta in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.