Family
Pittas
Pittidae
46 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Passeriformes
Pittas are a family, Pittidae, of passerine birds found in Asia, Australasia and Africa. There are 44 species of pittas, all similar in general appearance and habits. The pittas are Old World suboscines, and their closest relatives among other birds are in the genera Smithornis and Calyptomena.
Species in this family
- Blue-banded Pitta Erythropitta arquata
- Sulawesi Pitta Erythropitta celebensis
- Sula Pitta Erythropitta dohertyi
- Philippine Pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster
- Garnet Pitta Erythropitta granatina
- North Papuan Pitta Erythropitta habenichti
- Whiskered Pitta Erythropitta kochi
- Papuan Pitta Erythropitta macklotii
- Louisiade Pitta Erythropitta meeki
- South Moluccan Pitta Erythropitta rubrinucha
- North Moluccan Pitta Erythropitta rufiventris
- Black-crowned Pitta Erythropitta ussheri
- Graceful Pitta Erythropitta venusta
- Blue-headed Pitta Hydrornis baudii
- Giant Pitta Hydrornis caeruleus
- Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus
- Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii
- Javan Banded-Pitta Hydrornis guajanus
- Gurney's Pitta Hydrornis gurneyi
- Malayan Banded-Pitta Hydrornis irena
- Blue-naped Pitta Hydrornis nipalensis
- Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi
- Eared Pitta Hydrornis phayrei
- Schneider's Pitta Hydrornis schneideri
- Bornean Banded-Pitta Hydrornis schwaneri
- Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror
- Nicobar Hooded Pitta Pitta abbotti
- Black-faced Pitta Pitta anerythra
- African Pitta Pitta angolensis
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Ornate Pitta Pitta concinna
- Elegant Pitta Pitta elegans
- Minahasa Hooded Pitta Pitta forsteni
- Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris
- Ivory-breasted Pitta Pitta maxima
- Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha
- Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
- Eastern Hooded Pitta Pitta novaeguineae
- Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha
- Green-breasted Pitta Pitta reichenowi
- Biak Hooded Pitta Pitta rosenbergii
- Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
- Azure-breasted Pitta Pitta steerii
- Superb Pitta Pitta superba
- Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor
- Banda Sea Pitta Pitta vigorsii
Lookalikes compared
- Bar-bellied Pitta vs Gurney's Pitta
- Bar-bellied Pitta vs Western Hooded Pitta
- Black-crowned Pitta vs Blue-banded Pitta
- Blue Pitta vs Blue-winged Pitta
- Blue Pitta vs Gurney's Pitta
- Blue-naped Pitta vs Blue-rumped Pitta
- Blue-naped Pitta vs Blue-winged Pitta
- Blue-naped Pitta vs Western Hooded Pitta
- Blue-rumped Pitta vs Giant Pitta
- Blue-rumped Pitta vs Malayan Banded-Pitta
- Blue-winged Pitta vs Fairy Pitta
- Blue-winged Pitta vs Mangrove Pitta
- Blue-winged Pitta vs Nicobar Hooded Pitta
- Blue-winged Pitta vs Western Hooded Pitta
- Eared Pitta vs Rusty-naped Pitta
- Garnet Pitta vs Blue-naped Pitta
- Garnet Pitta vs Western Hooded Pitta
- Indian Pitta vs Western Hooded Pitta
- Malayan Banded-Pitta vs Bar-bellied Pitta
- Malayan Banded-Pitta vs Blue Pitta
- Malayan Banded-Pitta vs Bornean Banded-Pitta
- Papuan Pitta vs Rainbow Pitta
- Rusty-naped Pitta vs Giant Pitta
- Western Hooded Pitta vs Mangrove Pitta