A very beautiful snow-white vest conceals a dazzling, iridescent red belly!

A plump, mostly terrestrial, very large, long-legged woodland bird, the ivory-breasted pitta (Pitta maxima) has a remarkable and very identifiable red blotch on the underside of its belly. The white that surrounds this red patch, which stretches from the bottom of the neck and chest to the flanks, is what makes it stand out. The top has a red patch on top of a black shirt with silver-blue patches on the shoulders. The top of the patch is bordered by the same color.

The whitish underparts and otherwise uninteresting appearance of juvenile birds make them stand out from their adult counterparts. They are very talkative birds that often make a melancholy wolf whistle sound when they sing.

Only in Indonesia’s northern Maluku province can you find the ivory-breasted pitta. Its native range consists of humid lowland forests in tropical or subtropical climates.

They are timid birds, and people seldom see them. Their food is mostly a mystеry, but we can assume they Ԁig up worms and caterpillars from the ground.

There is a lack of research on the ivory-breasted pitta’s reproductive activity, however between May and July, observers have spotted nests with a single egg.

We don’t have to worry too much about the Ivory-breasted Pitta. Not high enough dаnger to warrant classification as such. Taxa that are plentiful and widely distributed fall under this group.