Azure-breasted Pitta vs Elegant Pitta

Pitta steerii compared with Pitta elegans

Key Differences

• Azure-breasted Pitta is Vulnerable while Elegant Pitta is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure-breasted Pitta	Elegant Pitta
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Pittidae	Pittidae
Genus same	Pitta	Pitta
Species	Pitta steerii	Pitta elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure-breasted Pitta and Elegant Pitta share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pitta.

Conservation Status

Azure-breasted Pitta

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Pitta

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure-breasted Pitta	Elegant Pitta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure-breasted Pitta

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Elegant Pitta

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Azure-breasted Pitta

The Azure-breasted Pitta (Pitta steerii) is a species in the genus Pitta. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway