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climatewatch.org.au BIRD field guide Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris When to look: Year round Breeds Oct - March Image courtesy of Flickr user Geoff Whalan 2015 Similar species: It is unlikely to be confused with any other bird in the region (NT). The Noisy Pitta occurs in eastern coastal Australia from Torres Strait south to Hunter Region of NSW. Size: 16-18 cm Black head and breast Electric blue shoulder patches and white wing spots Bright olive green (sometimes silvery green-blue) upper

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BIRD field guide

Rainbow PittaPitta iris

When to look:Year roundBreeds Oct - March

Image courtesy of Flickr user Geoff Whalan 2015

Similar species:

It is unlikely to be confused with any other bird in the region (NT). The Noisy Pitta occurs in eastern coastal Australia from Torres Strait south to Hunter Region of NSW.

Size: 16-18 cm

Black head and breast

Electric blue shoulder patches and white wing spots

Bright olive green (sometimes silvery green-blue) upper