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Hydrornis baudii, Blue-headed Pitta

Hydrornis baudii, Blue-headed Pitta. Small and unique gem-like pitta of Borneo’s lowland dipterocarp forests, both pristine and logged. Male’s glowing electric-blue crown is eye-catching even in the gloom of the forest floor. Its natural habitat is tropical lowland evergreen forests. While it does occur in disturbed of secondary forests, it is most common in primary forest. It usually occurs below 600 m. Song is a mellow “puh-yih’wooooo!”.

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