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Birds

Indian
Pitta

Least Concern

Decreasing

Indian Pitta

Pitta brachyura

A colorful stubby-tailed bird, also known as “Navrang,” translated as “nine colors.” Colors are most striking when the bird is in flight. This bird has long, strong legs and a stout bill, a buffy crown with a black stripe in the middle, a black eye-stripe, and and buffy underparts with bright red on the vent.

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Regional Names
  • Bengali:
    দেশি শুমচা
  • Gujarati:
    નવરંગ
  • Hindi:
    नवरंग, नवरत्न
  • Kannada:
    ನವರಂಗ
  • Malayalam:
    കാവി
  • Marathi:
    नवरंग, नवरत्न
  • Nepali:
    गाजले पिट्टा
  • Tamil:
    தோட்டக்கள்ளன்
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Taxanomy

PASSERIFORMES
PITTIDAE
Pitta brachyura

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