The Eastern Hooded Pitta occurs on New Guinea and nearby islands. It is a current species split from the broader Hooded Pitta group and has a black head and red belly.
Most of the plumage is green, with a black head and a bluish-black central lower breast. The lower belly and vent are red, and the shoulder has a blue patch.
It uses moist lowland and montane forest. The species account places most records at or below 500 m, with local records reaching 1,200 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.