Fairy Pitta

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

Fairy pitta found first in a Derby backyard = By Ben Collins When two Derby boys started birdwatching in their backyard, they didn't expect to find a bird never seen in Australia before. More

The Fairy Pitta in Taiwan: information sheet Taiwan National Coalition Against the Hushan Dam Fairy Pitta: Wild Bird Society Yunlin A beautiful, brilliantly coloured, sparkling little migratory songbird called the Fairy Pitta comes to the Huben-Hushan area in Yunlin County every year to breed. More

Fairy Pitta Protected Area was made by a legislator that has had no connection to the struggle to save the area for the Fairy Pitta. The proposal was suddenly announced with barely a week given for comment. More

The Fairy Pitta, Pitta nympha, is a small passerine bird. It breeds in north-east Asia in Japan, South Korea, mainland China and Taiwan, migrant in Thailand and winters mainly on the island of Borneo in east Malaysia, Brunei, and Kalimantan in Indonesia. It eats worms,spiders,insects,slugs and snails. This bird is classified as Vulnerable by BirdLife International, with an estimated population of between 2,500 and 10,000 individuals. More

The Fairy Pitta in Taiwan: information sheet Fairy Pitta: Wu Chong-han, Yunlin Wild Bird Association A beautiful, brilliantly coloured, sparkling little migratory songbird called the Fairy Pitta comes to the Huben area in Yunlin County every year to breed. Some of its most lush habitat is under threat of being inundated for the sake of the Hushan Dam project, which will supply water primarily to two highly polluting new industrial complexes on the west coast. More

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The one time I have seen Fairy Pitta was on Koje-do on the south coast of Korea. This was around June 10, but I was told by a local warden there that he had heard birds two weeks earlier and suspected they had stopped calling because they were mated. In addition, the species had greatly declined there between 1988 (very common) and 1995, when I saw them. More

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Fairy pitta resting on a branch Fairy pitta resting on a branchPrint factsheet Facts - Spanish: Pita Nympha Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Pittidae Genus Pitta (1) Status More

The Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha was at one time considered conspecific with Indian Pitta Pitta brachura. The latter is confined to the Indian subcontinent, while Fairy Pitta breeds in Japan, Korea, east and southeast China, and Taiwan.* It is a brilliantly colored bird with an average body length of 19cm. Its colorful appearance has won it the title of "Little Forest Angel." It is also know in both Japan and Taiwan as “Eight colour bird. More

of Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha and five species found only on Taiwan Island. 150 Fairy Pitta are known to breed in the Huben-Hushan IBA during summer months, making it a site of international importance for the long term survival of this globally threatened species. Fairy Pitta is listed as Vulnerable by BirdLife on account of recent global declines owing mainly to extensive deforestation in its breeding range across other parts of China and Japan. More

Aspects of the topic fairy pitta are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * description (in pitta (bird)) Although pittas are tropical birds, they are migratory—not to escape harsh winters but to exploit the long days and plentiful insects of the higher latitudes’ summers. For instance, the fairy pitta (P. More

Fairy Pittas have been encountered several times in central Annam, Vietnam, in April. Although it has been established that north-west Borneo is an important wintering area for Fairy Pitta, there are few records and it appears to be localised in its non-breeding range. There are no confirmed records from Sabah, only one record from Brunei and the only record from Indonesian Borneo is a specimen from Riam, South Kalimantan. More

Fairy Pittas were late back to Japan this year so we were pleased to see this stunning individual hopping around us! New Birdquest website Fairy Pitta - Fairy Pitta, Kyushu, Miike May 2007 © Pete Morris/Birdquest Fairy Pitta - Fairy Pitta, , Taiwan 9 May 2009 © Bruce Mactavish Locally fairly common in Taiwan and not too difficult to find during peak singing period 20 April-10 May. More