Schneider's Pitta

Schneider's Pitta

Pitta schneideri

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Kerinci Seblat National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

206 Verified sightings at Kerinci Seblat National Park From 2019 to 2026
206 In 1 park
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Schneider's Pitta

Schneider's pitta (Hydrornis schneideri) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was rediscovered in 1988 after last being seen in 1918. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Schneider's Pitta in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Schneider's Pitta sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 206 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Schneider's Pitta in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

February and July

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Schneider's Pitta in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against about 20% in March–May, August, October and December, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Schneider's Pitta?

Between 1 and 4 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Schneider's Pitta sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Schneider's Pitta?

Only Kerinci Seblat National Park, in our data

Kerinci Seblat National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Schneider's Pitta sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Schneider's Pitta sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Schneider's Pitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (206 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.

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