Least ConcernCommon Flying Dragon
Draco volans
Birds · Passeriformes · Pittidae
Pitta sordida
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The hooded pitta is a bird of the Asian forest floor with an extraordinary combination of colours: bright green, a black head with a chestnut crown, a yellow belly and a scarlet patch under the tail. Even so it is very hard to see: it moves by hopping through the leaf litter of the densest understorey and freezes at any noise.
Weight
42 g – 70 g
Size
16 cm – 19 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (en): Western hooded pitta
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 26.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Western Hooded Pitta — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about western hooded pitta.
