Garnet Pitta
Pitta granatina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPittidae (Pittas)
- GenusPitta (Typical Pittas)
- SpeciesPitta granatina (Garnet Pitta)
About the Garnet Pitta
The garnet pitta (Erythropitta granatina) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The form occurring in the Malaysian state of Sabah has been split as the black-crowned pitta (Erythropitta ussheri).
The garnet pitta is an insectivore, feeding mainly on ants, wood grubs, cockroaches, and beetles. The Garnet pitta is about 17 cm long. The bird has a black head with a bright blue stripe at the eyebrows and a red cap. The breast is dark blue at the top, and carmine red beneath. The back and wings are bright blue. Juvenile pittas have a mostly brown color (see illustration).
Pairs mate between March and August. A pair will lay a clutch of two eggs. The Garnet pitta is considered as near threatened on the IUCN red list. Its natural habitat is threatened by systematic illegal deforestation and damaging forest fires. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tanjung Puting National Park
Hooded Pitta
Pitta sordida
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
Rhipidura javanica
Black-and-red Broadbill
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Olive-winged Bulbul
Pycnonotus plumosus
White-chested Babbler
Trichastoma rostratum
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Slender-billed Crow
Corvus enca
Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Leptocoma brasiliana
Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis turcosus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus hirundinaceus
Green Iora
Aegithina viridissima
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Garnet Pitta in Tanjung Puting National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Garnet Pitta sighting in Tanjung Puting National Park, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Garnet Pitta in Tanjung Puting National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Garnet Pitta in Tanjung Puting National Park in our monthly data.