What is Mangrove Pitta?

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:
  • IUCN: Near Threatened

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.