Ten documented pitta species in licensed photographs, comparing visible plumage and silhouettes. An editorial selection, not a ranking of beauty, size or rarity. Visuals are real Wikimedia Commons photographs, not AI-generated images. Narration is synthesized with Edge TTS. Photographs are resized and fitted to a portrait frame; derived images retain their source licenses. Indian pitta: Shantanu Kuveskar; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_pitta_%28Pitta_brachyura%29_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg Blue-winged pitta: JJ Harrison ( https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/2OnEt6FLISgNaKoR ); CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pitta_moluccensis_-_Kaeng_Krachan.jpg Mangrove pitta: JJ Harrison ( https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/KpddbYTH3XTgUS5i ); CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pitta_megarhyncha_1_-_Singapore.jpg Fairy pitta: Alnus; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fairy_Pitta_3952%2C_crop.jpg Hooded pitta: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ); CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pitta_sordida_-_Sri_Phang_Nga.jpg Noisy pitta: JJ Harrison ( https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/wrlB0uiwLp3IWBAI ); CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pitta_versicolor_-_Kembla_Heights.jpg Rainbow pitta: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ); CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_Pitta_-_Lee_Point_Reserve.jpg Blue pitta: JJ Harrison ( https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/hs1ud3eNEZn0LSRD ); CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pitta_cyanea_1_-_Khao_Yai.jpg Rusty-naped pitta: JJ Harrison ( https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/R4JVZMDQSDeOBImG ); CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pitta_oatesi_male_-_Mae_Wong.jpg Blue-headed pitta: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago; CC0 1.0; https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hydrornis_baudii_455380240.jpg Adapted visuals and original contributions to this version are offered under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Source photographs retain their stated licenses.