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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Bar-bellied Pitta	Biak Hooded Pitta
Scientific Name	Hydrornis elliotii	Pitta rosenbergii
Order	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Family	Pittidae	Pittidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Near Threatened
Length	—	—
Wingspan	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)
Weight	91.0 g (3.21 oz)	64.5 g (2.28 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2-4	3-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Bar-bellied Pitta only

None

Biak Hooded Pitta only

None

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Bar-bellied Pitta

Near Threatened

Biak Hooded Pitta

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About These Birds

Bar-bellied Pitta

The Bar-bellied Pitta is a colorful ground-dwelling bird of the family Pittidae found in forests of Vietnam and southern China. Weighing about 91g with a wingspan of 20.4cm, it has distinctive barred underparts and bright multicolored plumage. It forages on the forest floor for earthworms, snails, and insects.

Biak Hooded Pitta

The Biak Hooded Pitta is a near-threatened, colorful pitta endemic to Biak Island in West Papua. It has vivid green, blue, and red plumage with a black hood, typical of the pitta family. It forages on the forest floor for earthworms, snails, and insects in the lowland rainforest of this small island.

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