India Pitta sitting on branch at Pench National Park, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

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Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a colorful stubby-tailed bird, also known as “Navrang,” translated as “nine colors.” Colors are most striking when the bird is in flight. This bird has long, strong legs and a stout bill, a buffy crown with a black stripe in the middle, a black eye-stripe, and and buffy underparts with bright red on the vent.

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Size: 7087px × 4725px
Location: Pench National Park, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Photo credit: © Hari Gopalakrishnen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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