Rainbow Pitta

Pitta iris Gould, 1842

16–18 cmLength62 gWeight

The rainbow pitta (Pitta iris) is a small passerine bird in the pitta family, Pittidae, endemic to northern Australia, most closely related to the superb pitta of Manus Island.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Australia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Australia

Rainbow Pitta has been recorded at 9 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Fogg Dam Conservation ReserveAustralia599 records
East PointAustralia250 records
Buffalo CreekAustralia199 records

More places

East Point Mangrove BoardwalkAustralia67 records
Holmes Jungle Nature ReserveAustralia62 records
Kakadu National Park – Yellow WaterAustralia26 records
Muirhead bushlandAustralia16 records
George Brown Darwin Botanic GardensAustralia8 records
Leanyer PondsAustralia2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The rainbow pitta (Pitta iris) is a small passerine bird in the pitta family, Pittidae, endemic to northern Australia, most closely related to the superb pitta of Manus Island. It has a velvet black head with chestnut stripes above the eyes, olive green upper parts, black underparts, a bright red belly and an olive green tail. An Australian endemic, it lives in the monsoon forests and in some drier eucalypt forests.

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