During my mission to see all 32 pitta species Feb 1st 2009-Jan 31st 2010 I’m planning to visit the locations marked with a green triangle, (1 triangle = 1 pitta species.) The red triangles show some of the bonus ‘insurance’ subspecies that I’ll target if time allows. (These may one day be split and accorded full species status.) African Pitta (Zambia) and Green-breasted Pitta (Uganda) are displayed separately on the lower map.

Uganda: Green-breasted Pitta

Zambia: African Pitta

Assam, NE India: Blue-naped Pitta

Australia: Noisy Pitta, Rainbow Pitta

Bali: (‘Javan Banded Pitta’)

Flores, Indonesia: Elegant Pitta

Halmahera, Indonesia: Ivory-breasted Pitta

Manus Island: Superb Pitta

Philippines: Whiskered Pitta, Azure-breasted Pitta, Red-bellied Pitta

Sabah: Black-and-Crimson Pitta, Blue-banded Pitta, Hooded Pitta, Blue-headed Pitta, Giant Pitta (and ‘Bornean Banded Pitta’)

Santa Isabel, Solomon islands: Black-faced Pitta

Sumatra: Schneider’s Pitta, Graceful Pitta

Sri Lanka: Indian Pitta

Sula Islands: Sula Pitta

Tanimbar, Indonesia: (‘Double-striped Pitta’)

Taiwan: Fairy Pitta

Thailand: Eared Pitta, Mangrove Pitta, Blue Pitta, Banded Pitta, Rusty-naped Pitta, Gurney’s Pitta

Vietnam: Bar-bellied Pitta, Blue-rumped Pitta

West Malaysia: Blue-winged Pitta, Garnet Pitta