Biology:Blue-naped pitta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Hydrornis |
| Species: | H. nipalensis
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| Hydrornis nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837)
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The blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
Description
It is a brightly colored bird, with a stub-tail. It is blue and green above, with a reddish-yellow coloring below. The bird's nape and hindneck are bright blue, and the tail is brown with a bit of green. The male and female birds are similar, but the female's hindcrown is reddish-brown, not blue, and it has a green hindneck.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China , India , Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It can be found in bamboo jungles.[2]
Behavior
It is a terrestrial bird. It usually ventures out into clearings only early in the morning and late in the evening. Its call is a double whistle and can be heard when it is on the ground and from a tree at dawn and dusk. The nesting season is April to August, during which both the male and female birds share the parental duties.[2]
Diet and feeding
Its diet consists of ground insects and other small animals.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Hydrornis nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22698602A93691645. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22698602A93691645.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22698602/93691645. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ali, Salim (1996). The Book of Indian Birds. India: Oxford University Press. p. 214.
Wikidata ☰ Q928569 entry
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