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title: "Western Hooded Pitta"
description: "Pitta sordida — Uccelli. The western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/western-hooded-pitta
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Hooded Pitta

> Pitta sordida — Uccelli. The western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae.

- Scientific name: *Pitta sordida*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 829
- Wikidata: [Q1075282](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075282)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14389](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14389)

## Names

- en: Western Hooded Pitta
- de: Kappenpitta
- es: Pita Encapuchada Occidental
- fr: Brève à capuchon
- nl: Kappitta
- pt: Pita-de-capuz
- pl: Kurtaczek kapturowy

## Countries with the most observations

MY (237), TH (156), SG (151), PH (89), IN (44), ID (43), KH (18), BD (14), CN (14), BT (3), MM (3)

## Summary

The western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae. It is common in eastern and southeastern Asia and maritime Southeast Asia, where it lives in several types of forests as well as on plantations and other cultivated areas. It is a green bird with a black head and chestnut crown. It forages on the ground for insects and their larvae, and also eats berries. It breeds between February and August, the pair being strongly territorial and building their nest on the ground. Incubation and care of the fledglings is done by both parents. The bird has a wide range, and the International Union…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_hooded_pitta

## Photo

![Western Hooded Pitta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-hooded-pitta/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228938035

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-hooded-pitta?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).