Fairy Pitta vs Ivory-breasted Pitta

Pitta nympha compared with Pitta maxima

Key Differences

• Fairy Pitta is Vulnerable while Ivory-breasted Pitta is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fairy Pitta	Ivory-breasted 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 nympha	Pitta maxima

Evolutionary Relationship

Fairy Pitta and Ivory-breasted Pitta share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pitta.

Conservation Status

Fairy Pitta

VU — Vulnerable

Ivory-breasted Pitta

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fairy Pitta	Ivory-breasted Pitta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fairy Pitta

Habitat

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

Range

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

Ivory-breasted Pitta

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway