Mangrove Pitta

Pitta megarhyncha

Family: Pittas · Status: Uncommon resident · Size: 18–21 cm · Conservation: Near Threatened

Range

A resident from Bangladesh and Myanmar through the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra.

Identification

Adult resembles Blue-winged Pitta but has a much longer bill, drabber and more uniform brown crown almost lacking the black central line, slightly duller underparts, and whitish chin.

Habitat

Mangroves.