Wildlifeof Thailand
Malayan Banded Pitta
Pittidae
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Hydrornis irena
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland rainforest
Range
Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
This brilliantly patterned blue, yellow and black pitta searches Sundaic rainforest floors for worms, insects and snails (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Malayan Banded Pitta eat?
- Invertebrates
- What habitat does the Malayan Banded Pitta live in?
- Lowland rainforest
- Where is the Malayan Banded Pitta found?
- Malay Peninsula and Sumatra