Pitta granatina
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The garnet pitta (Erythropitta granatina) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The form occurring in the Malaysian state of Sabah has been split as the black-crowned pitta (Erythropitta ussheri).
The garnet pitta is an insectivore, feeding mainly on ants, wood grubs, cockroaches, and beetles. The Garnet pitta is about 17 cm long. The bird has a black head with a bright blue stripe at the eyebrows and a red cap. The breast is dark blue at the top, and carmine red beneath. The back and wings are bright blue. Juvenile pittas have a mostly brown color (see illustration).
Pairs mate between March and August. A pair will lay a clutch of two eggs. The Garnet pitta is considered as near threatened on the IUCN red list. Its natural habitat is threatened by systematic illegal deforestation and damaging forest fires. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Garnet Pitta sighting in Tanjung Puting National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 66 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, July–August and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Garnet Pitta in Tanjung Puting National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, May–June, September and December, the lowest months. April has too few records to rate.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Garnet Pitta sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Garnet Pitta sightings, Tanjung Puting National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Garnet Pitta that you can see in Tanjung Puting National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Malaysian Pied-Fantail (about 80%), Black-and-red Broadbill (about 60%) and Olive-winged Bulbul (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Garnet Pitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Tanjung Puting National Park (27 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.
