▁differences . ▁ ▁Description ▁This ▁colour ful ▁bird ▁has ▁a ▁black ▁head ▁with ▁a ▁yellow / or ange ▁stre ak ▁above ▁the ▁eye , ▁an ▁orange - red ▁na pe , ▁a ▁le mon - yellow ▁thro at , ▁a ▁ch est ▁bar red ▁with ▁orange ▁and ▁dark ▁blue ▁( more ▁orange ▁towards ▁the ▁sides ▁and ▁more ▁blue ▁towards ▁the ▁centre ), ▁and ▁a ▁blue ▁bel ly . ▁The ▁back ▁is ▁brown ▁and ▁the ▁tail ▁is ▁blue . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁Mal ay an ▁band ed ▁pit ta ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁tropical ▁south - e astern ▁Asia ▁where ▁its ▁range ▁includes ▁Malays ia , ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁Sum atra . ▁It ▁typically ▁inhab its ▁primary ▁low land ▁ever green ▁for ests , ▁including ▁sw amp ▁for ests , ▁but ▁can ▁occur ▁at ▁alt itudes ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁It ▁also ▁occurs ▁in ▁secondary ▁forest , ▁but ▁may ▁not ▁persist ▁well ▁in ▁this ▁environment . ▁Its ▁di et ▁is ▁mainly ▁insect s ▁and ▁f ruits . ▁ ▁Status ▁The ▁Mal ay an ▁band ed ▁pit ta ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁some ▁places ▁but ▁scar ce ▁in ▁others ▁where ▁its ▁forest ▁habitat ▁is ▁de grad ed ▁by ▁logging ▁and ▁conversion ▁into ▁agricult ural ▁land . ▁With ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁forest ▁lost ▁in ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁Pen ins ular ▁Malays ia , ▁it ▁is ▁un common ▁in ▁these ▁locations . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁target ed ▁for ▁the ▁illegal ▁c age - bird ▁trade ▁and ▁populations ▁are ▁decl ining ; ▁for ▁these ▁reasons , ▁the