Superb pitta

Pitta superba

The Superb pitta (Pitta superba) is a bird found in Papua New Guinea. Found in Papua New Guinea. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Pitta superba
Region	Asia
Found in	Papua New Guinea

🏡 Where the Superb pitta lives

Found in Papua New Guinea.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 115 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

Hear the Superb pitta

Recorded by Daniel Lopez-Velasco / Ornis Birding (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1028830. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Superb pitta

Where does the Superb pitta live?

The Superb pitta lives in Papua New Guinea. Found in Papua New Guinea.

What does the Superb pitta eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Superb pitta endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.