About Mangrove Pitta:
- It is a species of passerine bird in the Pittidae family native to Southeast Asia and South Asia.
- Scientific Name: Pitta megarhyncha
- Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand (primarily the west coast of the southern Thai peninsula).
- Habitat: It is found in mangrove and nipa palm forests where it feeds on crustaceans, mollusks and insects.
- Features: They are colourful birds which have black head with brown crown, white throat, greenish upper parts, buff under-parts and reddish vent area.
- Conservation Status:
What is a passerine bird?
- A passerine or passeriform is a member of the order Passeriformes, the largest order of birds, containing more than half of all species.
- They are also known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds.
- Passerines are all terrestrial, found on all continents except Antarctica.
