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Giant Pitta
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Giant Pitta
Hydrornis caeruleus
The giant pitta (Hydrornis caeruleus) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.
From the article Giant pitta on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The giant pitta is native to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. It inhabits primary and tall secondary forests at elevations of up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft). It appears to prefer densely vegetated, swampy areas, but has infrequently been reported from drier and secondary vegetation.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 367604.