Pitta caerulea
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The giant pitta (Hydrornis caeruleus) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. The giant pitta is native to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. It inhabits primary and tall secondary forests at elevations of up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft). It appears to prefer densely vegetated, swampy areas, but has infrequently been reported from drier and secondary vegetation.
The species is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. Total population size is unknown, but it is believed to be scarce to rare, and thought to be under pressure from rapid forest loss in its native habitat. 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 Giant Pitta sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 167th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Pitta in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Pitta sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
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 Giant Pitta sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Pitta
The closest relatives of the Giant 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 Giant Pitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (74 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.
