English: « Pitta granatina » = Erythropitta granatina granatina (Subspecies of Garnet Pitta) - head
Français : « Pitta granatina » = Erythropitta granatina granatina (Sous-espèce de Brève grenadine) - tête
Date 1870
Source The Ibis, ser. 2, vol. 6 https://archive.org/stream/ibis61870brit#page/416/mode/2up
Author Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835–1915)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erythropitta_granatina_granatina_head_1870.jpg


The Garnet Pitta (Erythropitta granatina) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. The bird is about 17 cm long and has a black head with a bright blue stripe at the eyebrows and a red cap. The breast is dark blue at the top, and carmine red beneath. The back and wings are bright blue. Juvenile pittas have a mostly brown color. The bird’s diet consists mainly of insects such as ants, wood grubs, cockroaches, and beetles.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species: Erythropitta granatina (Temminck, 1830)
Synonyms
- Pitta granatina