Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a favourite among birdwatchers in India. It breeds in the central and northern parts of the Indian peninsula and migrates to South India during winter.
During summer, it is very bold and conspicuous, often calling in the open. But it becomes shy and secretive during winter, calling and showing itself only during dawn and dusk.
Indian Pitta is especially prone to collisions with glass facades and buildings during autumn migration in South India.
Migration map
This animated migration map was created from observations uploaded to the citizen science platform eBird up until 2020. Where present, the inset graph depicts the seasonal likelihood of finding this species (i.e. the proportion of eBird checklists) within its range in India alone. We are grateful to the many birdwatchers around the world who have enabled the creation of this animation by sharing their observations on eBird.
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