Species profile
Elegant Pitta
Pitta elegans
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are Lesser Sundas and s Moluccas.
- Scientific name
- Pitta elegans
- Family
- Pittidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Pitta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Elegant Pitta in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.