Passeriformes / Pittidae / Hydrornis
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
Taxonomy Changes
Pitta soror → Hydrornis soror
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (5)
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Hydrornis soror douglasi
Hainan (Seven Finger Mountains)
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.
