Pitta arquata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The blue-banded pitta (Erythropitta arquata) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is native to lowlands of the Borneo montane rain forests. Alan P. Petersen Birds of the World Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-banded Pitta sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 189th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-banded Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-banded Pitta sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Danum Valley Conservation Area, in our data
Danum Valley Conservation Area is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blue-banded Pitta sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Pitta
The closest relatives of the Blue-banded Pitta that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Pitta, Typical Pittas) are Blue-headed Pitta (about 30%) and Hooded Pitta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-banded Pitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (39 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
