Indian Pitta
Pitta brachyura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPittidae (Pittas)
- GenusPitta (Typical Pittas)
- SpeciesPitta brachyura (Indian Pitta)
Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park
Hooded Pitta
Pitta sordida
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
📅 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 Royal Bardia National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Indian Pitta sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Pitta in Royal Bardia National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Indian Pitta in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.