About the Fairy Pitta
The fairy pitta is a small and brightly colored species of passerine bird in the family Pittidae. Its diet mainly consists of earthworms, spiders, insects, slugs, and snails. The fairy pitta breeds in East Asia and migrates south to winter in Southeast Asia. Due to various habitat and anthropogenic disruptions, such as deforestation, wildfire, hunting, trapping, and cage-bird trade, the fairy pitta is rare and the population is declining in most places. Listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix II, this bird is classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Taxonomy & Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Pittas (Pittidae) |
| Species | Pitta nympha |
| Species Codes | faipit1, FAPI |
| Conservation | VU Vulnerable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What family does the Fairy Pitta belong to?
The Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha) belongs to the Pittas family (Pittidae), in the order Passeriformes.
What is the conservation status of the Fairy Pitta?
The Fairy Pitta is classified as "Vulnerable" (VU) by IUCN Red List.
How can I identify the Fairy Pitta?
The fairy pitta is a small and brightly colored species of passerine bird in the family Pittidae. Its diet mainly consists of earthworms, spiders, insects, slugs, and snails. The fairy pitta breeds in East Asia and migrates south to winter in Southeast Asia. Due to various habitat and anthropogenic ...
Where can I report a Fairy Pitta sighting?
You can log sightings of Fairy Pitta on eBird (ebird.org) using species code faipit1, or on iNaturalist.