Whiskered Pitta

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Whiskered Pitta is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Whiskered Pitta, Pitta kochi, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Pitta kochi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

Whiskered pitta on ground Whiskered pitta on groundPrint factsheet Facts - Also known as: Koch’s pitta Spanish: Pita De Koch Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Pittidae Genus More

visible on the whiskered pitta’s wings when in flight (2). Female whiskered pittas have paler scarlet underparts than males, while juveniles have significantly different plumage, being mostly dark brown, with just paler brown spotting on the breast (2). Being such a secretive ground-dwelling bird, the whiskered pitta is said to be most easily located by its pigeon-like call, which is a series of deep, mournful notes, which grow lower and faster (2) (5). More

Whiskered Pitta is significantly larger (weighing twice as much as Red-bellied), lacks the blue collar and blue on the lower mantle and rump of the nominate race of Red-bellied with which it is sympatric and importantly shows dark ear coverts and a prominent pale whisker. The superb photograph of an adult bird was taken by Billy Simpson and captures the true splendour of this species in an unusually fearless moment. More

Looking for the Whiskered Pitta on Mt. Polis - June 18, 2007 by roughtemple It’s been more than an hour into our birding group’s foray into Mt. Polis. We had clambered past the crumbly soil of the potato fields, to enter the ever-receding tree-line. Every year, the tree-line feels more distant as the vegetable patchwork creep up the mountain. More

Whiskered Pitta The Whiskered Pitta (Pitta kochi) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. See more at Wikipedia.org... More