It resembles the Blue-winged Pitta but can be distinguished by its much heavier bill.

The German naturalist Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller first described the Blue-winged Pitta in 1776.

The Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) is a passerine bird in the Pittidae family native to Australia and Southeast Asia.

Typically three to five eggs are laid, but two is typical for the Garnet Pitta, whereas six is more common for the Blue-winged Pitta and the Indian Pitta.

Only four species of pitta are fully or mostly migratory, all in the genus Pitta, the Indian Pitta, African Pitta, Fairy Pitta and Blue-winged Pitta.

It is also known as the Buff-breasted Pitta, the Lesser Pitta, and the Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis is another species known as the Blue-winged Pitta, which sometimes leads to confusion in applying their common names).

The Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) is a passerine bird in the Pittidae family native to Australia and Southeast Asia.

It is also known as the Buff-breasted Pitta, the Lesser Pitta, and the Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis is another species known as the Blue-winged Pitta, which sometimes leads to confusion in applying their common names).