Papuan Pitta

Erythropitta macklotii digglesi ‡

Julie's Crossing, Portland Roads Road, Iron Range NP, CYP, FNE Qld IMG_9711 20230205

 Notes: Plump, short-tailed, long-legged w. bold red underparts, rusty nape, black throat, broad
blue chest band bordered below w. a thick black line; greenish upperparts. Female slightly duller
head pattern than male. Song a quivering, rising first note and a falling, mournful second whistle:
“waaaaop-aaaaaawoo”. Singles, pairs forage on the forest floor. Breeds in closed wet forests of
Cape York during the wet season. Migrates to New Guinea in non-breeding season.

Range from Morcombe & Stewart©