Wildlifeof Thailand
Bar-bellied Pitta
Pittidae
Photo: Henry Constantine Richter · Public domain
Hydrornis elliotii
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland evergreen forest
Range
Mainland Southeast Asia
This green-backed pitta has heavily barred underparts and a blue crown and searches lowland leaf litter for invertebrates (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Bar-bellied Pitta eat?
- Invertebrates
- What habitat does the Bar-bellied Pitta live in?
- Lowland evergreen forest
- Where is the Bar-bellied Pitta found?
- Mainland Southeast Asia