{"id":22071,"date":"2026-08-06T16:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/?p=22071"},"modified":"2026-09-19T13:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T08:06:47","slug":"indian-pitta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/indian-pitta\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Pitta: The Navrang bird and India\u2019s six Pitta species."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22071\" class=\"elementor elementor-22071\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b37a66d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b37a66d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c7174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07c7174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Jewels on the forest floor: Tracking India\u2019s most colorful ground birds.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summers in central India bring sweltering heat and the arrival of the <\/span><b>Indian Pitta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pitta brachyura<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), one of the jungle&#8217;s true hidden jewels<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the forest transforms, trees such as Kosam, Mahua and the Fig trees enter their leafing season, with their bright, tender young leaves painting the forest canopy in blotches of red, pink and orange.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bird hops around on the jungle floor, flicking leaves and other vegetation with a strong bill, looking for invertebrates to feast on.\u00a0 These terrestrial forest passerines are medium-sized, stocky and long-legged, with short square tails, stout bills and an erect carriage. They are sulkers, often located with high-pitched two-note calls of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pree-treer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which they emit from tree branches or bushes at dusk and dawn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word \u2018Pitta&#8217; is derived from the Telugu language, where it simply translates to \u201csmall bird\u201d. Pittas are diurnal birds, as they require ample light to find their cryptic prey. They are strongly territorial.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittas are often referred to as Old World Pittas; this is a common ornithology term for easier biogeographical distinction of bird species. \u201cOld world\u201d relates to birds native to the eastern hemisphere. In this case, \u2018true Pittas\u2019 (family Pittidae) naturally exist only across Asia, Australasia and Africa.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 6 species of Pitta found in India; they are: Indian Pitta, Blue Pitta, Blue-naped Pitta, Nicobar Hooded Pitta, Western Hooded Pitta, Mangrove Pitta.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e7221 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"59e7221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;heading_text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;heading_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-main-wrapper\" data-headings=\"h1,h2\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-toc-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Table of Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-toc-headings=\"headings\" class=\"uael-toc-list uael-toc-list-disc\" data-scroll=\"\" ><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-empty-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Add a header to begin generating the table of contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a6687 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37a6687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9fca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a9fca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_6_Pitta_Species_Found_in_India\"><\/span>Top 6 Pitta Species Found in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a370a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a370a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0849fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0849fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Pitta is perhaps the most sought-after bird in the Indian subcontinent in the summer months, due to its elusive nature and vibrant guise. \u2018Navrang\u2019 or bird of nine colours is the name rightfully given to the Indian Pitta for its striking, multi coloured plumage visible during flight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Appearance-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Pitta is a compact bird with a stubby tail and long, dainty legs to balance whilst hopping on the forest floor. The bird has a black stripe that extends to the nape, bordered on both sides with a white throat patch and supercilium. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With leafy green wings and buffy underparts which help it to blend(naturally camouflage) in the environment, the main giveaway of this bird is the red vent and the white patch on wing tips.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Habitat and distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The small bird shows a preference for broad-leaved deciduous and semi-deciduous forests, dense evergreen forests, and even bamboo forests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an intra-subcontinental migrant, it travels across different parts of India depending on the season. From May to September, it summers and breeds in regions spanning from Central India up north to the Himalayan foothills. Once the season wraps up, it travels back to peninsular southern India and Sri Lanka as its wintering grounds.<\/span><\/p><p>During the breeding season, the Indian Pitta shares these deciduous landscapes with several other remarkable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/star-birds-of-central-india\/\"><strong data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"673\">birds found in Central India<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><h4><b>Courtship and nesting-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The males of the species often mark their territory with a two-note call, to then engage in a courtship dance called \u2018P dance\u2019, accompanied by posturing where the head is thrown back, and the bill points upwards. The nest is either built on tree branches or on the ground in a large globular shape. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The clutch size contains 4-6 glossy, white eggs speckled with maroon. Both parents engage in incubation and rearing of the chicks.<\/span><\/p><p><b>IUCN- Least concern<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e6666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83e6666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/indian-pitta-pitta-brachyura-1-768x446.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22088\" alt=\"Indian Pitta perched on a tree branch displaying its colourful plumage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/indian-pitta-pitta-brachyura-1-768x446.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/indian-pitta-pitta-brachyura-1-300x174.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/indian-pitta-pitta-brachyura-1-1024x595.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/indian-pitta-pitta-brachyura-1-150x87.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/indian-pitta-pitta-brachyura-1.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d8f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44d8f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Blue Pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef466d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef466d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351c351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"351c351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Pitta, an unobtrusive jewel of Northeast India, these diurnal birds use the daylight to find their cryptic prey of larvae, spiders, snails, worms, and grubs from the leaf litter. The \u2018Blue\u2019 in its name aptly describes the cerulean coloring of its plumage.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Appearance-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Blue Pitta shows evident sexual dimorphism with only the male being too brightly coloured, owing to the bird being named so, with a sky blue back, polka dotted light blue breast and belly, a pale face thin black eyebrow and lava red crown( also seen in females) The female is a dull brown overall twinning the male with pale face, black eyebrow and duller red crown.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Habitat and distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It thrives on dark, shaded forest floors of moist, closed-canopy evergreen and bamboo forests, often along steep-sided ravines and streams. Though the range of this bird is limited in North Eastern India (including Garo hills) and eastern Bangladesh, it is more abundant in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Southern China.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Courtship and nesting-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Courtship is like that of the Indian Pitta, with fluting calls and wing-fluttering performances. These birds are typically monogamous during the breeding season and further engage in cooperative behaviors to strengthen bonds. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The breeding patterns align with the onset of the rainy season.\u00a0 The nest is a dome-shaped one on the ground or low tree branches, constructed using twigs, leaves, moss, etc, with a clutch size of 2-3 eggs, and both parents are involved in rearing the chicks.<\/span><\/p><p>Beyond the deeper forest, visitors can also observe several colourful and familiar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/birds-of-pench-national-park\/\"><strong data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1375\">birds around Pench<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><b>\u00a0IUCN- Least Concern.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c8792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0c8792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-pitta-hydrornis-cyaneus-768x446.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22086\" alt=\"Blue Pitta with a blue back, spotted underparts and reddish crown\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-pitta-hydrornis-cyaneus-768x446.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-pitta-hydrornis-cyaneus-300x174.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-pitta-hydrornis-cyaneus-1024x595.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-pitta-hydrornis-cyaneus-150x87.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-pitta-hydrornis-cyaneus.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41543a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41543a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Blue Naped Pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b64d85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b64d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largest Pitta found in India (25cm), this terrestrial bird is a skulker, rarely venturing out into the open except early mornings and late evenings, but makes its presence felt with the unmistakable far-carrying call of \u201cpee-ya!\u201d.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Appearance-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This earthy coloured ground dweller has a contrasting back of teal green and a characteristic sky blue crown and nape. The female is smaller with a rufous brown crown and greenish blue patch on the nape.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Habitat and distribution-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Blue-naped Pitta heavily relies on dense, humid forests with a thick undergrowth. Subtropical and tropical evergreen forests with deep leaf litter, shaded ravines, and stream edges make a perfect ecosystem. The species ranges across the Himalayan foothills and northeast India. Outside India, this species is found in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Southern China, and Indochina.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Courtship and nesting-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bird species is monogamous and territorial, engaging in courtship displays with intriguing poems and an exhibition of their vibrant plumages. Nests are made in thick vines or densely vegetated gardens near the forest floor to protect from predators. The clutch size is 3-5 eggs.<\/span><\/p><p>For another fascinating example of bird nesting behaviour, explore how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/baya-weaver-birds-in-india\/\"><strong data-start=\"1617\" data-end=\"1647\">Baya Weaver birds in India<\/strong><\/a> construct their intricately woven nests.<\/p><p><b>IUCN- Least concern.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51dbac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51dbac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-naped-pitta-hydrornis-nipalensis-768x446.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22087\" alt=\"Blue-naped Pitta perched on a branch with a blue nape and green back\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-naped-pitta-hydrornis-nipalensis-768x446.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-naped-pitta-hydrornis-nipalensis-300x174.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-naped-pitta-hydrornis-nipalensis-1024x595.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-naped-pitta-hydrornis-nipalensis-150x87.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blue-naped-pitta-hydrornis-nipalensis.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9beb724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9beb724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Nicobar Hooded Pitta (Pitta abbotti)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d33e466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d33e466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nicobar Hooded Pitta was earlier believed to be a subspecies of the Western Hooded Pitta or Hooded Pitta (as it was described earlier). The bird was initially described as a unique species in 1902 by American Ornithologist Charles Wallace Richmond.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> But during the mid-20th century, it was classified again as a subspecies of Hooded Pitta <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">( Pitta sordida abbotti).<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Then, after several comprehensive genetic and morphological studies, in October of 2023 it was finally described as a separate endemic species.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Appearance-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This endemic forest jewel of the Great and Little Nicobar islands exhibits a vivid emerald green body, contrasting with the black head, an iridescent blue shoulder patch, and a scarlet lower belly as a key identifying trait, and a short, stubby tail, rotund body, and long legs.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Habitat and distribution \u2013<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bird shows a preference for thick, lush forests, including both evergreen and deciduous woodland forests. The bird is endemic to the Nicobar archipelago in the Eastern Indian Ocean.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Courtship and nesting-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like all other Pitta species, the bird also has a courtship dance that includes a showcase of its feathers and body with poems. During mating season, males protect their territories by singing fiercely and performing acrobatic feats. The nest is a carefully crafted structure of twigs, leaves, and grass to camouflage in the surrounding area. Clutch size is 3-5 eggs; the chicks require extensive parental care till the time they are ready to fly out, which is provided by both parents.<\/span><\/p><p><b>IUCN- Recommended for \u2018Near threatened\u2019<\/b><\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/praying-mantis\/\">Praying Mantis in India<\/a>: <\/strong>Facts, Life Cycle &amp; Types<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f1a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59f1a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nicobar-hooded-pitta-pitta-abbotti-768x446.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22085\" alt=\"Nicobar Hooded Pitta with a black head, green body and blue shoulder patch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nicobar-hooded-pitta-pitta-abbotti-768x446.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nicobar-hooded-pitta-pitta-abbotti-300x174.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nicobar-hooded-pitta-pitta-abbotti-1024x595.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nicobar-hooded-pitta-pitta-abbotti-150x87.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nicobar-hooded-pitta-pitta-abbotti.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d454ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d454ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Western Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida)\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90b29b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e90b29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This summer visitor to the Himalayas and North East India is also known as the tap dancer of the rainforest, ode to its unique foot-tapping display. Like all other Pittas, this bird too hops about on the forest floor looking for insects and berries.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Appearance-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This vibrantly coloured bird does not differ much in its plumage from the Nicobar Hooded Pitta (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pitta abbotti) <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in its emerald green body, black head, ruby red lower belly and powder blue wing patch, and a chestnut crown. The bird possesses a short, stout bill perfect for its omnivorous diet.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>\u00a0Habitat and Distribution-\u00a0<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This secretive bird lives in the lowland, hill, and lower montane rainforests with dense underbrush, plenty of water sources, and a humid climate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Western Hooded Pitta is a seasonal migrant; in the hot summer months of April and May it migrates to the Indian Himalayan foothills and Northeast India, along with Southern China and parts of Southeast Asia. Migrating southwards to its wintering grounds of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and parts of the Philippines<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in August or September.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Courtship and Nesting-\u00a0<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vibrant courtship display of foot tapping and wing flicking to add to the insistent poems. They are monogamous. Nests are made on the ground in natural cavities or leaf litter, with twigs or leaves. The clutch size is 3-5 eggs.<\/span><\/p><p><b>IUCN- Least concern.<\/b><\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/crocodile-vs-alligator-vs-gharial\/\">Crocodile vs Alligator vs Gharial<\/a>: <\/strong>What\u2019s the Difference?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d861ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d861ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/western-hooded-pitta-pitta-sordida-768x446.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22084\" alt=\"Western Hooded Pitta displaying a green body, black face and chestnut crown\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/western-hooded-pitta-pitta-sordida-768x446.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/western-hooded-pitta-pitta-sordida-300x174.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/western-hooded-pitta-pitta-sordida-1024x595.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/western-hooded-pitta-pitta-sordida-150x87.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/western-hooded-pitta-pitta-sordida.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec1751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eec1751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Mangrove_Pitta_Pitta_megarhyncha\"><\/span>6. Mangrove Pitta (Pitta megarhyncha)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f967d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f967d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This passerine bird native to the Indian subcontinent is a master crab smasher. Its scientific name-\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pitta megarhyncha \u201d- <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">comes from \u2018rhynchos\u2019 meaning beak and \u2018mega\u2019 meaning big. Thus, it is this bird\u2019s beak, which is specially adapted to help hunt crabs in the mangroves, that sets this bird apart from the rest of its cousins.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Appearance-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This mangrove specialist sports a rufous brown crown, black eye mask, green back and wings, yellow belly, and a red vent. What stands out is the larger, thick black bill, ideal for digging food underground.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Habitat and Distribution-\u00a0<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mangrove Pitta primarily inhabits Mangrove and Nipa palm forests, as it forages for crustaceans in the mud and roosts in high branches during high tides.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Found in pockets of the eastern coastline of India, notably in Sunderbans in West Bengal, Bhitarkanika in Odisha, and areas of Andhra Pradesh. Outside of India, this bird is found in coastal regions of Southeast Asia such as the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, and the islands surrounding Borneo and Sumatra.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Courtship and nesting-\u00a0<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Courtship display is similar to its cousins, involving showing off its plumage and poems (vocalisations) to entice the female. Nesting happens in coastal gardens in secluded ground spots; clutch size is 2-5 eggs.<\/span><\/p><p><b>IUCN- Near Threatened.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1b140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a1b140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mangrove-pitta-pitta-megarhyncha-1-768x446.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-22089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mangrove-pitta-pitta-megarhyncha-1-768x446.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mangrove-pitta-pitta-megarhyncha-1-300x174.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mangrove-pitta-pitta-megarhyncha-1-1024x595.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mangrove-pitta-pitta-megarhyncha-1-150x87.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mangrove-pitta-pitta-megarhyncha-1.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84614b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84614b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ecological_Importance_of_Pittas\"><\/span>Ecological Importance of Pittas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef02fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef02fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittas play an important role in the ecosystems they inhabit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One of its significant contributions comes through pest control. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bird primarily feeds on insects, earthworms,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> termites, beetles,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other small animals. By consuming these insects, Pittas help regulate pest populations,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> thereby benefiting agriculture and reducing the need for chemicals.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another important ecological role of the Indian Pitta is in seed dispersal. While foraging for insects, the bird often picks up small seeds and inadvertently drops them as it moves through the forest. This behavior aids in the propagation of various plant species, thereby promoting a healthy and diverse plant community.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Pittas search for food, they turn over leaf litter and debris, which can speed up decomposition and help recycle nutrients back into the soil by enhancing soil aeration. Through these activities, Pittas contribute to healthier forest floors and support the overall balance of tropical forest ecosystems\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In their natural environment, the Pitta interacts with other species, playing a part in complex food webs. Its presence in the ecosystem attracts predators, which in turn helps balance populations.\u00a0\u00a0Its diverse range of interactions, from serving as a prey item to aiding plant growth, highlights the interconnectedness and importance of even seemingly modest forest dwellers in ecosystem health.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Also Read about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/one-horned-rhino\/\">Greater one horned rhinoceros of India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1af6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f1af6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crisis_of_the_jewel_thrushes_Threats_to_Pitta_population\"><\/span>Crisis of the jewel thrushes: Threats to Pitta population.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a2164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87a2164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the IUCN classifies most Pitta species found in India as \u201cLeast concern \u201d, one species is already listed as \u2018Near threatened\u2019 and another is recommended for the same status; its population trend is steadily decreasing. Despite their adaptability to secondary forests, the survival of India\u2019s Pittas is increasingly compromised by a unique combination of ecological vulnerabilities and human-induced threats.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like many forest-dwelling species, they face significant threat from habitat loss. Pittas are terrestrial foragers, strictly dependent on dense undergrowth to hunt for insects in the leaf litter. But due to human activities such as logging, land conversion, and development leading to broad-scale deforestation that strip these birds of their homes, making them more vulnerable to predation<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, Pittas travel along predictable flyways close to the ground, which makes them more susceptible to caging. Local communities that attribute Pittas as seasonal catches pose significant threats. The Indian Pitta is known to travel across the Indian subcontinent for breeding purposes; increasing urbanization, the use of windows, and excessive lights cause disorientation to these small birds. Disoriented birds suffer severe exhaustion, collide with glass windows, or fall victim to domestic predators like stray cats.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, Pittas are also vulnerable to natural predators, including snakes and birds of prey, as well as feral cats, which pose a growing threat in disturbed and fragmented habitats. Together, these pressures continue to reduce Pitta populations across much of their range.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d8800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18d8800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pitta_in_myths_tales_and_folklore\"><\/span>Pitta in myths, tales and folklore\n\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da2ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0da2ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ceylon Legend of the Stolen Dress: \n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c9f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5c9f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Pitta is known as\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018avichchiya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 in Sri Lanka. Additionally, in Sinhala mythology it is also known to be the harbinger of the new year (the time coincides with the bird\u2019s migration to Sri Lanka). <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the folklore goes, the peacock was originally a dull-colored bird, and so it begged A<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vichchiya <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to lend him its vibrant rainbow-like feathers so it could look beautiful for a grand wedding, promising to return it afterwards. The betrayal came soon after when the peacock did not return the feathers borrowed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The legend continues in the interpretation of the Pitta&#8217;s distinct, mournful, two-note whistle, which is a lament of this ancient theft. Translated to Sinhalese lore as crime \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evith giya, evith giya, ayith kiyannam, methe budun buduwana vita ayith kiyannam\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; meaning \u201cCame and went! Came and went! I\u2019ll still be complaining when the next Buddha comes! I\u2019ll still be complaining!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7ed82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b7ed82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bejeweled Timekeeper:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f1139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3f1139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Pitta is also called the \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aru-mani kuruvi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 in Tamil, which translates to the \u201c6-o-clock bird\u201d. This refers to its curious habit of calling at 6 AM and 6 PM, where it throws its head back to look up at the sky (The bird, of course, doesn\u2019t always call at that exact time; this is an allusion to its crepuscular behavior of being active during dawn and dusk). <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elders in rural areas historically used the Pitta&#8217;s call as a supernatural confirmation of the time of day.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f274808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f274808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb6271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bb6271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"><div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a7436be-5a24-83e8-a382-e42b38eedd94-4\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a7436be-5a24-83e8-a382-e42b38eedd94-4\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a7436be-5a24-83e8-a382-e42b38eedd94-4\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-22\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6541fa8b-c731-481e-9b3f-8b4e393b25c2\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-thinking\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"><p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"531\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Indian Pitta and India\u2019s other Pitta species are colourful yet secretive birds that are often difficult to spot without the right habitat knowledge and expert guidance. Protecting their forests and migration routes is essential for their survival. For birdwatchers hoping to experience these elusive forest jewels in the wild, <strong>Pugdundee Safaris\u2019<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/india-birding-tour\">India birding tours <\/a><\/strong>offer carefully guided journeys through some of the country\u2019s most rewarding bird habitats.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pointer-events-none -mt-px h-px translate-y-(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d941bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d941bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c426259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c426259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbd558 uael-faq-box-layout-yes align-at-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-faq\" data-id=\"1cbd558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='uael-faq-wrapper-301' class=\"uael-faq-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-faq-container uael-faq-layout-accordion\" data-layout=\"accordion\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-0b2e0f3\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-0b2e0f3 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-1-6ac10e349a9b1\">1. How many Pitta species are found in India?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are six species of Pitta in India.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-3519920\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-3519920 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-2-6ac10e349aea5\"> 2. Which is the most common Pitta species found in India?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Pitta <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pitta brachyura)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the most commonly encountered species in India.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-02d74d2\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-02d74d2 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-3-6ac10e349af13\">3. Which is the rarest Pitta in India?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicobar Hooded Pitta (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pitta abbotti)\u00a0 is the rarest pitta in India<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-8a8f830\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-8a8f830 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-4-6ac10e349af5c\">4. What does its diet typically consist of?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A pitta's diet typically comprises earthworms, insects, snails and beetles found in leaf litter.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-c0ae6ae\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-c0ae6ae uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-5-6ac10e349afd8\">5. Why are they called \u201cforest jewels\u201d?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nickname has been given to Pitta due to their striking plumage of iridescent shades of blue, green, crimson and yellow.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-ee49300\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-ee49300 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-6-6ac10e349b03f\">6. Do Pittas migrate?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While most Pitta species are sedentary, the Indian Pitta is a local migrant within the Indian subcontinent, breeding in northern and central India and wintering in the south.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-568f963\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-568f963 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-7-6ac10e349b0c4\">7. Why are they often termed as \u201cOld world Pittas\u201d?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Old world\u2019 relates to the entire evolutionary lineage and geographic distribution of the species, which is strictly limited to the eastern hemisphere: Asia, Africa, and Australasia.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-b3305ef\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-b3305ef uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-8-6ac10e349b12e\">8. 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