Hall of Fame
Which species were seen where during the mission?
1.) Gurney’s Pitta: Khao Nor Chuchi, southern Thailand. February 3rd.
Photographed.
2.) Banded Pitta: Khao Nor Chuchi, southern Thailand. February 3rd.
Photographed.
3.) Blue-winged Pitta: Opposite the Morakot Bungalows, Khao Nor Chuchi,
southern Thailand. February 5th.
4.) Mangrove Pitta: Phang Nga, southern Thailand. February 8th. Photographed.
5.) Eared Pitta: Khao Yai, central Thailand, February 9th. Photographed.
6.) Blue Pitta: Khao Yai, central Thailand, February 11th.
7.) Whiskered Pitta: Mt Hamut, Luzon, northern Philippines, February 22nd
8.) Azure-breasted Pitta: PICOP, Mindanao, southern Philippines, February 27th
Photographed.
9.) Hooded Pitta: The Quarry, PICOP, Mindanao, southern Philippines, February
28th Photographed.
10.) Red-bellied Pitta: The Quarry, PICOP, Mindanao, southern Philippines,
March 1st Photographed.
11.) Bar-bellied Pitta: ‘Largerstroemia Trail’, Cat Tien NP, southern Vietnam, March 5th.
Photographed.
12.) Blue-rumped Pitta: ‘The Swimming Pool Trail’, Cat Tien NP, southern Vietnam,
March 7th.
13.) Blue-naped Pitta: Kaziranga Tea Gardens, Assam, north-east India, March 30th.
Photographed.
14.) Garnet Pitta: Gua Telinga, Taman Negara, peninsular Malaysia, April 7th.
Photographed.
15.) Rusty-naped Pitta, Bishop’s Trail, Fraser’s Hill, peninsular Malaysia, April 14th.
16.) Graceful Pitta: Way Titias, Bukit Barisan Selatan, south-west Sumatra, Indonesia,
April 21st. Photographed.
17.) Schneider’s Pitta: Danau Ranau, Bukit Barisan Selatan, south-west Sumatra,
Indonesia, April 25th. Photographed.
18.) Fairy Pitta: Huben Village, West Taiwan, May 3rd. Photographed.
19.) Giant Pitta: Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, June 28th Photographed.
20.) Blue-headed Pitta: Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, June 29th Photographed.
21.) Black-crowned Pitta: Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo,
July 1st. Photographed.
22.) Blue-banded Pitta: Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo. July 2nd. Photographed.
23.) Green-breasted Pitta: Kibale Forest, Uganda. July 25th. Photographed
24.) Ivory-breasted Pitta: Kali Batu Putih, Halmahera, Indonesia. August 23rd. Photographed.
25.) Elegant Pitta: Tangkoko, north-east Sulawesi, Indonesia. August 27th. Photographed
26.) Sula Pitta: western Peleng, Indonesia. August 30th. Photographed.
27.) Rainbow Pitta: Howard Springs, Darwin, Australia. September 19th. Photographed.
28.) Noisy Pitta: Mount Whitfield, Cairns, Australia. September 22nd. Photographed.
29.) Superb Pitta: Rossun, Manus, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. September 26th. Photographed.
30.) Black-faced Pitta: Tirotonga, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands. October 5th. Photographed.
31.) Indian Pitta: Udawattekale Forest, Kandy, Sri Lanka. November 16th. Photographed.
32.) African Pitta: River beds near Siavonga, Lower Zambezi Valley, Zambia. December 10th.
Records of additional races already seen elsewhere:
(‘Bornean Banded Pitta’ Pitta (guajana) schwaneri: Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, July 1st. Photographed)
(‘Javan Banded Pitta’ Pitta (guajana) guajana: Bali Barat, Bali, Indonesia. September 6th)
(Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida cucullata: Taman Negara, peninsular Malaysia, April 12th. Photographed)
(Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida muelleri: Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, June 28th. Photographed)
(Red-bellied Pitta Pitta erythrogaster rufiventris: Tabanalo Logging Track, Halmahera, Indonesia, August 25th. Photographed)
(Red-bellied Pitta Pitta erythrogaster celebensis: Tangkoko, Sulwaesi, Indonesia, August 27th. Photographed)
(Elegant Pitta Pitta elegans maria: west of Lewa, Sumba, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, September 9th. Photographed)
(Elegant Pitta Pitta elegans concinna: Ponco Deki, Kisol, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, September, 14th. Photographed)