Quick Facts
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Conservation Status
Conservation hubClose to qualifying as threatened in the near future.
The mangrove pitta faces threats from habitat loss and degradation, particularly the destruction of its mangrove forest home for aquaculture and coastal development. While specific large-scale recovery programs are limited, ongoing conservation efforts for coastal ecosystems indirectly benefit this species. Responsible safari tourism can help by raising awareness of the importance of mangrove habitats and providing economic incentives for their preservation.
The mangrove pitta is a species of passerine bird in the family Pittidae native to the eastern Indian subcontinent and western Southeast Asia. It is part of a superspecies where it is placed with the Indian pitta, the fairy pitta and the blue-winged pitta but has no recognized subspecies. A colourful bird, it has a black head with brown crown, white throat, greenish upper parts, buff underparts and reddish vent area. Its range extends from India to Malaysia and Indonesia. It is found in mangrove and nipa palm forests where it feeds on crustaceans, mollusks and insects. Its call, sometimes rendered as wieuw-wieuw, is sung from a high perch on a mangrove tree.
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