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Small Blauflügelpitta

The Small Blauflügelpitta ( Pitta moluccensis ) is a bird of the family of Pittas ( Pittidae ), which consists of only one genus, which is also referred to as Pittas. The species occurs in Indo-China, the Southwest of China, the Great Sunda Islands and the Philippines.

Features

Blauflügelpittas reach a body length of up to 18 centimeters. They have a black face mask that extends over the eyes, a white throat band and ocher chest and lower abdomen. The upper wing covers are blue contrast. The females are colored similar to the males, their color is somewhat dull.

The Small Blauflügelpitta has a long, pointed black beak. His eyes are large with reddish-brown to dark brown iris, the feet dark pale pink to brown.

Way of life

Blauflügelpittas are quiet ground birds, but sleeping on trees. Your ball-shaped nest, which consists of stalks, moss, leaves and plant fibers, they build on the ground. The female lays three to four eggs, the incubation period is about 14 days.

Blauflügelpitta are considered very demanding pet birds, which should be kept by experienced keepers. Because of their attractive body plumage but you can see them occasionally in large aviaries in zoos.

Etymology and History of Research

Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller described the Small Blauflügelpitta under the name Turdus moluccensis or blood wing, which came from the moluccischen Islands.

The term " Pitta " means in Telugu » pretty ornament ." Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot (1748-1831) introduced the new genus for all birds of Philippe de Guéneau Montbeillard (1720-1785) were described in 1775 as Les Brèves a new. The epithet " moluccensis " refers to the locality of this type, the " Moluccas ".