Bengal pitta
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Bengal pitta ( Pitta brachyura ) |
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The bengal pitta ( Pitta brachyura ), also called nine-color pitta , is a species of bird from the genus Pitta within the family of the Pittas (Pittidae).
features
The 15–20 cm long Bengal pitta is a stocky bird with a large head and powerful beak and large eyes; on top it is colored green with blue parts on the wings, on the underside it is orange-yellow. He has a wide black eye stripe.
Occurrence
The Bengal pitta inhabits tropical and subtropical forests and dense shrubbery in India . The northern populations migrate to southern India and Sri Lanka for winter .
behavior
The Bengal pitta is a ground dweller that moves quickly by hopping in the undergrowth. She spends the night and occasionally sings in trees. Their food, which consists mainly of fruits, seeds, insects and other invertebrates as well as small vertebrates, looks for them with their beak in the earth. She shatters the shells of snails by hitting them against tree trunks or stones.
Reproduction
The Bengal pitta usually builds a dome-shaped nest from branches in the bushes close to the ground with a side entrance that is padded with moss. The clutch consists of three eggs.
literature
- Colin Harrison & Alan Greensmith: Birds. Dorling Kindersley Limited, London 1993, 2000, ISBN 3-8310-0785-3
- Bryan Richard: Birds. Parragon, Bath, ISBN 1-4054-5506-3
Web links
- Pitta brachyura inthe IUCN 2016 Red List of Threatened Species . 3. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2017.