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Blue-rumped pitta 
(Hydrornis soror) 
Đuôi cụt đầu xám

The blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. 
The specific epithet soror is Latin for "sister" (that is "closely related").

Blue-winged pitta 
(Pitta moluccensis, Đuôi cụt cánh xanh)

The blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis) is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae.

The blue-winged pitta is regularly found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

"Pitta" means "small bird", "pretty", "bauble" or "pet" in the Telugu language of southern India. 
The term refers to a family of birds, often called pitta birds, which are known for their colorful plumage, short tails, and tendency to forage for insects on the forest floor. 
moluccensis Moluccas Islands (now Maluku Islands) in eastern Indonesia. 

Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
Đuôi cụt bụng đỏ
Other names: lesser blue-winged pitta, Chinese pitta, little forest angel, and eight-coloured bird.

The fairy pitta (Pitta nympha) is a small and brightly colored species of passerine bird in the family Pittidae.
The fairy pitta breeds in East Asia and Northeast Asia (April-September), and migrates south to winter in South and Southeast Asia (October-March).

"Pitta" means "small bird", "pretty", "bauble" or "pet" in the Telugu language of southern India. 
The term refers to a family of birds, often called pitta birds, which are known for their colorful plumage, short tails, and tendency to forage for insects on the forest floor. 

The specific epithet nympha is from the Latin word nympha, meaning nymph.

Pitta is a genus of birds in the Pittidae, or pitta family.

"Pitta" means "small bird", "pretty", "bauble" or "pet" in the Telugu language of southern India. 
The term refers to a family of birds, often called pitta birds, which are known for their colorful plumage, short tails, and tendency to forage for insects on the forest floor. 

1/ Blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis, Đuôi cụt cánh xanh)

Western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida)
Đuôi cụt mào

The western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae. 
The bird species is common in eastern and southeastern Asia and maritime Southeast Asia.

Traits:
- Black-headed;
- Brown cap (reddish-browned cap);
- Red-vented;
- Shiny blue-wing patch;

"Pitta" means "small bird", "pretty", "bauble" or "pet" in the Telugu language of southern India. 
The term refers to a family of birds, often called pitta birds, which are known for their colorful plumage, short tails, and tendency to forage for insects on the forest floor. 
In Latin, "sordida" is the feminine nominative singular form of the adjective sordidus, meaning dirty, unclean, foul, filthy, vulgar, low, base, mean, paltry, or vile. sordere to be dirty, sordes dirt.
The English word "sordid" shares the same roots and meanings.