Blue-rumped Pitta
Hydrornis soror
蓝背八色鸫
Introduction
A bird species in the Pittidae family. Inhabits subtropical and tropical seasonal forests as well as subtropical and tropical moist montane forests across Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Five subspecies are recognized, showing geographic variation in their distribution across Southeast Asia.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends through Cambodia, southern China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical and tropical seasonal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Subspecies show geographic structuring: tonkinensis in south China and north Vietnam, douglasi on Hainan Island, petersi in central Laos and north central Vietnam, soror in south Laos and central-south Vietnam, and flynnstonei in east Thailand and south Cambodia.
Behavior & Ecology
No detailed behavioral information provided in source material.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pittidae
- Genus
- Hydrornis
- eBird Code
- blrpit1
Subspecies (5)
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Hydrornis soror douglasi
Hainan (Seven Finger Mountains)
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Hydrornis soror flynnstonei
southeastern Thailand and southwestern Cambodia
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Hydrornis soror petersi
southeastern Tonkin, northern Annam, and central Laos
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Hydrornis soror soror
southeastern Laos and Vietnam (southern Annam and Cochinchina)
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Hydrornis soror tonkinensis
southern China (Guangxi) and northern Vietnam (central Tonkin)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.