Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida), Singapore

Steven David Miller / Noisy pitta (Pitta versicolor) standing on rock. In aviary, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Captive.

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Bar-bellied Pitta (Pitta elliotii) male, Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha) in the forest in Guangshui, Hubei province, China. July.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha) with a maggot in its beak, Guangshui, Hubei province, China. July.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha) with a maggot in its beak, Guangshui, Hubei province, China. July.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha) with a maggot in its beak, Guangshui, Hubei province, China. July.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha), sitting on the ground in the forest with an insect in its beak, Guangshui, Hubei province, China, July.

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida), Sengkang, Singapore

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Whiskered Pitta (Pitta kochi) female, Quezon, Philippines

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Whiskered Pitta (Pitta kochi) male with frog prey, Quezon, Philippines

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura), Kerala, India

Luke Massey / Javan banded pitta (Hydrornis guajana) for sale, Jakarta, Indonesia

Nate Chappell/ BIA / Blue Pitta (Pitta cyanea) male, Thailand

Juergen Freund / Rainbow pitta (Pitta iris) sunning itself on ground, Territory Wildlife Park Berry Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

Avi Meir / Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Erythropitta ussheri), Eilat, Israel

Eric Sohn Joo Tan / Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha), Western Australia, Australia

Chien Lee / Blue-headed Pitta (Pitta baudii), Danum Valley Field Centre, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Black-headed Pitta (Erythropitta ussheri), Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

David Tipling / Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) on ground, Singapore.

Rob Drummond / Rusty-naped Pitta (Pitta oatesi) male, Thailand

Rob Drummond / Rusty-naped Pitta (Pitta oatesi) female, Thailand

Simon Bennett / Rusty-naped Pitta (Pitta oatesi), Thailand

Pedro Marques / Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes), Portugal

Andres M. Dominguez / Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes), Seville, Spain

David Tipling / Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor) on twig, Queensland Australia

Martin Willis / Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor) carrying insects to feed young, Paluma Range National Park, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor) carrying a small skink to feed young, Paluma Range National Park, Queensland, Australia

Chien Lee / Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima) calling, Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Blue-headed Pitta (Pitta baudii), Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Gurney's Pitta (Pitta gurneyi) male, Krabi, Thailand

Rod Williams / Hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) with nesting material, captive, from South East Asia

Chien Lee / Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida), Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida), Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Nick Garbutt / Male Blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis) on rainforest floor. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Nick Garbutt / Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) on forest floor. Near Sukau, Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Rod Williams / Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida), Captive, found South East Asia

Nick Garbutt / Pitta like ground roller {Atelornis pittoides} with food in beak, Mantadia NP, Madagascar

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Rainbow pitta {Pitta iris} Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia

Thoswan Devakul / Blue tailed pitta at nest removing faecal sac (Pitta guajana) Khao Pra-Bang Khram WS, Thailand

Roger Powell / Rainbow Pitta {Pitta iris} on forest floor, Northern Territory, Australia.

Thoswan Devakul / Blue tailed pitta at nest with chicks. Thailand, Khao Pra-Bang Khram WS

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis), Pahang, Malaysia

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida), Sengkang, Singapore

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Blue Pitta (Pitta cyanea) male, Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Banded Pitta (Pitta guajana) male, East Java, Indonesia

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor), New South Wales, Australia

Eric Sohn Joo Tan/ BIA / Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor), New South Wales, Australia

Peter Waechtershaeuser / Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura), Sri Lanka

Etienne Littlefair / RF - Rainbow pitta (Pitta iris) portrait, Adelaide River Hills, Northern Territory, Australia. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Etienne Littlefair / Rainbow pitta (Pitta iris) foraging, Adelaide River Hills, Northern Territory, Australia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Javan banded pitta (Hydrornis guajanus) portrait, Bali Bird Park, Indonesia. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Javan banded pitta (Hydrornis guajanus) portrait, Bali Bird Park, Indonesia. Captive.

Richard Flack / African pitta (Pitta angolensis) perched on branch in lowland forest, Coutada 11, Zambezi Delta, Mozambique.

Aishwarya Sridhar / Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) female, clearing out chick faeces / faecal sac from nest during monsoon, Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India.

Martin Willis / Papuan Pitta (Erythropitta macklotii), Kutini-Payamu National Park, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Papuan Pitta (Erythropitta macklotii), Kutini-Payamu National Park, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Papuan Pitta (Erythropitta macklotii), Kutini-Payamu National Park, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor), Kutini-Payamu National Park, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor), Kutini-Payamu National Park, Queensland, Australia

Etienne Littlefair / Rainbow pitta (Pitta iris), paused whilst foraging, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, September.

Etienne Littlefair / Rainbow pitta (Pitta iris), paused whilst foraging, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, September.

Lorraine Bennery / Pitta-like ground roller (Atelornis pittoides) Anjozorobe Special Reserve, Madagascar

Lorraine Bennery / Pitta-like ground roller (Atelornis pittoides) Anjozorobe Special reserve, Madagascar.