Western Hooded Pitta

How to identify

Field marks

1. Head black
2. Crown chestnut
3. Body and wings green

Voice

A two-note whistle, “qweeek-qweeek”.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand

Western Hooded Pitta has been recorded at 213 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. La Mesa Eco Park, Quezon CityPhilippines296 records
2. Sepilok – Rainforest Discovery CenterMalaysia279 records
3. Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore238 records

Countries and regions with the most records

MalaysiaPhilippinesThailandSingaporeIndiaBangladeshChinaIndonesia

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 western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae. It is common in eastern and southeastern Asia and maritime Southeast Asia, where it lives in several types of forests as well as on plantations and other cultivated areas. It is a green bird with a black head and chestnut crown.

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