This pitta is endemic to Borneo. It has a black crown and richly coloured body plumage, and searches for invertebrates on the forest floor.
The guide describes a black crown and richly coloured body plumage. Its text does not distinguish the body's individual colours, so no further colour details are added.
It forages for invertebrates on the forest floor. The guide describes it as shy and elusive, often detected by its distinctive call before it is seen.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.