An adult pitta is distinctively marked with a black head and breast contrasting with a crimson belly and prominent, pale blue, narrow raised stripes extending back from the eyes.
Green catbirds, paradise riflebirds and noisy pitta are species of significance locally.
Together, they were referenced as the banded pitta.
It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta.
The name of the genus literally means black pitta.
A number of species of pitta are threatened with extinction.
Pitta was not immediately placed on injured reserve and examinations of the hip revealed no ligament or cartilage damage.
An individual's doa contains various combinations of vta, pitta and kapha, which can vary with the seasons and time of day.
