Conservation status : VULNERABLECommon name : Fairy PittaScientific name : Pitta nymphaType : BirdDiet : earthworms , beetles , small animals , and other hard - shelled insectsLength : 16 cm - 19 . 5 cmWeight : 67 g - 155 g 한국 에 도 서식 하 는 팔색조 . 황 해도 , 경기도 , 경남 , 전남 에서 봄 혹은 가을 이동 시기 에 우리 나라 에서 볼 수 있 다고 합니다 . 멸종 위기 에 있 는 새 인데 천연기념물 로 지정 되 어 있 다고 하 네요 . 근데 , 팔색조 는 정말 여덟 개 의 색 을 가지 고 있 을까요 ? 밤색 , 검은색 , 노란색 , 녹색 , 하늘색 , 붉은색 , 흰색 이 관찰 되 어 총 7 개색 이 표현 되 지만 . .. 8 이 란 숫자 가 좋 으니 팔색조 라 불린 것 이 아닐까요 ? The fairy pitta is a small and brightly colored passerine bird . It is also known as the “ little forest angel ” in Taiwan and the “ eight colored bird " in Japan , North Korea , and South Korea . The fairy pitta can be easily recognized for its plumage of seven different colors that resembles a rainbow . Its back and wing bows are green , while the scapulars ( shoulders ) and upper tail coverts are green and cobalt . There is a blue rump on upper tail coverts . The tail is dark green with a cobalt tip , and the tarsi ( legs ) are yellowish brown . Whenever I see a picture of a fairy pitta , it reminds me of when I met one in the rural areas of Korea . As I tried to approach the bird , it inflated its body as if it were trying to intimidate me and then flew away . I hope I have a chance to meet one the next time I visit Korea . Video : https : / / www . youtube . com / watch ? v = c 0 vPYNzzb 5 IReferences : Lin , G . ; Yao , C . ; Lee , P . ( 2007 ) . " The diet of Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha nestling in Taiwan as revealed by videotaping " BirdLife International ( 2012 ) . " Pitta nympha ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Version 2013 . 2 . International Union for Conservation of Nature . Retrieved 26 November 2013 .