 A species with a similar appearance is the blue-winged pitta, which is larger than the fairy pitta.The blue-winged pitta has buff crown sides and supercilia, rather than the chestnut of the fairy pitta, brighter upper tail coverts, darker yellowish brown belly, and vivid blue on upper wing coverts.The song of the fairy pitta is clear and whistled "kwah-he kwa-wu", which is similar to that of the blue-winged pitta, but longer and slower.