Garnet Pitta look-alikes
Pitta granatina
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Black-and-red Broadbill
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Key differences
While also having red and black plumage, the Black-and-red Broadbill has a much larger, bright blue bill, a different body shape, and is arboreal, not a ground-dweller. Its calls are also very different.
Banded Pitta
Pitta guajana
Key differences
The Banded Pitta (found in parts of the Garnet Pitta's range) has a black head with a yellow supercilium and a complex pattern of black, yellow, and blue banding on its underparts, lacking the uniform deep garnet-red of P. granatina.
Blue-headed Pitta
Pitta baudii
Key differences
The Blue-headed Pitta (endemic to Borneo) has a bright blue head and upperparts, with a black throat and reddish-orange underparts. It lacks the black head and blue supercilium of the Garnet Pitta.
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