The Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is also known as the Buff-breasted Pitta, the Lesser Pitta, and the Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis is another species known as the Blue-winged Pitta, which sometimes leads to confusion in applying their common names). The Noisy Pitta occurs in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It eats earthworms, insects and snails. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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