A medium-sized, long-legged bird of lowland and foothill forest floor and undergrowth in the southern Philippines. Green on the back, with a black head and back of the neck, a pale blue wing with a black edge, pale blue underparts with a black patch on the belly, and red under the base of the tail. Similar to Hooded Pitta, especially if viewed from the back, but has a pale blue chest and a white throat. Song is a short series of medium-pitched barks, “rak-rak-rak-rak-rak!”