Rusty-naped pitta - Day 2

The rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.  The rusty-naped pitta was described by the amateur ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume in 1873 from specimens collected in the eastern Pegu Hills, Myanmar. Hume coined the current binomial name Hydrornis oatesi. The species was subsequently placed in the genus Pitta but was then moved back to the resurrected genus Hydrornis in 2006 based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study. The genus Hydrornis had been introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the amateur ornithologist Eugene William Oates (1845-1911) who had collected the specimens.

The male has a deep brown head and underparts with dull green wings. It has a well defined black stripe behind the eyes. The female is duller than the male, with brownish tingeing on the wings and vague dark scaling on the lower throat.  The rusty-naped pitta is found in Indochina and adjacent parts of southern China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical, tropical moist montane forests and bamboo forests. It is typically found above 800 m (2,600 ft). [Source: Wikipedia]

Arrived at the parking at 6:15am and there was already 2 birders there getting their equipment ready.  Since we know already the port, we went up straight to pick the best location.  The male male rusty-naped pitta greeted us at 7:15am. After that. the female rusty-naped pitta made a few visits to the log to feast on the mealworms. Between 7:30am till 8:30am, there were four other visits by the female pitta. By 9:00am, I've descended to the carpark to pack our equipment and went for our breakfast. 

Name: Rusty-naped pitta
Scientific: Hydrornis oatesi
Malay: Berlau Tengkuk-karat / Burung Pita Gunung / Pacat Tepus
Family: Pittidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Near Threatened
​Location: Fraser's Hill, Pahang

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