MEET THE blue-banded pitta (Erythropitta arquata), a highly decorated species of songbird hailing from Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia. Known as the ‘jewel of Borneo’, these charismatic birds are ...

A Malayan banded pitta sits in Sumatra. These birds are nearly impossible to spot in the wild but are a common sight at Indonesia's bird markets.

Waddesdon Manor Aviaries said it had tried to breed a chick from its Javan Banded Pitta since the birds has arrived in 2007. It said it had the only pair of the species in the UK and that breeding ...

The Javanese banded pitta (Hydrornis guajana) was the most commonly sold species, the team found, commanding a price of around IDR500,000 (about $42). Hooded pittas ( Pitta sordida ) in some ...

Indonesia’s little known pitta trade. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 17th February 2016—A secretive bird that’s a challenge to spot in the wild is a regular sight at some of Indonesia’s notorious wild bird ...

A Buckinghamshire aviary claims to have successfully hand reared a rare chick in captivity for what is believed to be the first time in the UK.