PITTIDAE 
HOODED PITTA 

Location : Taman Botani Selangor 

Date : 20 January  2019

16.5–19 cm Adult cucullata: Black head, brown crown/nape, green body. Juvenile: Browner above, whitish throat, brownish below. Other subspecies P.s.muelleri (extreme S Thailand, north Pen Malaysia): Black crown, more white on primaries. VOICE Song is perky whep-whep or whew-whew. Short squeaky skyew in alarm. HABITAT Broadleaved forest, old plantations; up to 915 m. RANGE Fc R extreme S Thailand, north Pen Malaysia. Un/lc BV Myanmar, W,NE,SE,S Thailand, Cambodia, N,S Laos, W Tonkin. Un/fc PM NW,C Thailand, Pen Malaysia (also winters), Singapore. Rc (status?) Cochinchina.