The Indian Pitta, which visits the sanctuary during winter and spends almost six months here.

He placed the Indian Pitta in the crow family and genus Corvus.

The Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a medium-sized passerine bird.

The Indian Pitta is the basal member of a distinct clade that includes many of the Oriental species.

The Indian Pitta is a small stocky bird that is mostly seen on the floor of forests or under dense undergrowth, foraging on insects in leaf litter.

This phenomenon is not confined to a single species, with Tiger Bittern, Black Bittern, Little Egret, Pond Heron, Indian Pitta and Kingfishers all being affected.

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.

Indian Pitta, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Kashmir Flycatcher, Indian Blue Robin, Pied Thrush, Black-throated Munia, and Large-billed Leaf-warbler are amongst the large number of migratory species.

Other interesting species include the Orange-headed Thrush, Indian Pitta, Crested Treeswift, Stone Curlew, Crested Honey Buzzard, Paradise Flycatcher, Bronze-winged Jacana and Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker.

Most attractive birds are Golden Hooded Oriole, Racket-tailed drongos, Indian Pitta Rufus-Treepie, Lesser Adjutant, Red-headed vulture, cenareous vulture, Indian white-rumped vulture, Egyption vulture, Nightjars and many other species.

During wintering months one can see Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Indian Pitta, Orange-headed Ground Thrush, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Asian Openbill Stork and Forest Wagtail in the IIT campus.

During the Wintering months Indian Pitta, Rosy Starling, Orange-headed Ground Thrush, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Common Kestrel, Booted Eagle, Common Snipe and Blue-tailed Bee-eater can all be seen.

The Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a medium-sized passerine bird.

Fairy pitta (Pitta brachyura nympha)