Mangrove Pitta (Pitta megarhyncha), family Pittidae, order Passeriformes, Sunderbands, southern India

- pisces, especially revati nakshatra can either have very expressive eyes or a blank stare; a gaze that's here, but "not here," a far-off look

- a strong influence of pitta - firey, hot planets like the sun & mars, malefic planets in fire signs can lead to "discolored" eyes that are not a bright white but may have an off-white or yellowish tint

- the whiteness of the eyes is associated with femininity, which corresponds with the water and earth element. kapha tends to give bright white eyes

- ardra nakshatra's deity is rudra, the terrifying form of lord shiva, who is said to have red eyes in some depictions

ardra natives are associated with red eyes and can have a wild, fierce look about them.

ardra is also associated with red eyes via its crying symbolism

& being a rahuvian nakshatra, is inclined to smoke 🌿

- leo rising can potentially bestow "yellow eyes," more prominently in males

- scorpio risings are said to have "power in their eyes," meaning they are very observant and see what people are doing. their eyes can be commanding & intimidating, as well as alluring, scorpio being a water sign

scorpio risings can be observant in a psychological sense, such as a observing body language and trying to gauge emotions and intentions from that, or studying micro facial expressions; observant in the occult sense of observing dreams, astrological studies, etc.

- rahu's nakshatras (ardra, swati, shatabisha) are extremely observant of their surroundings and the physical world they are placed in. immersed in the sights, sounds, smells of their environment, often leading to big, childlike eyes - full of wonder, soaking in the sights & sounds of the world

- the fire element represents vision, so afflictions to the fire signs may afflict the eyesight, depending on planetary conditions

- ashlesha natives have alluring, cat-like eyes that pull you in. eye makeup such as kohl or kajal and mascara can enhance this quality

- chitra natives can have big eyes that tend to narrow significantly when they smile, as well as rohini

- revati, bharani, krittika and venusian natives are good at acting with their eyes. they can excel at dance and can express different emotions with their eyes

- bharani natives can make excellent actors and performers due to being able to cry on command, & how dramatically they can express different emotions and invoke different emotions and reactions in audiences

bharani natives are also prone to crying and may often burst out in tears, though they may not like to show this aspect of themselves

the rare and ill researched Minahasa hooded pitta. mainly terrestrial and brilliantly colored, as is common amongst pittas. it lives exclusively on the Minahasa penninsula, northernmost on the island of Sulawesi in central Indonesia. the Minahasa penninsula is, in turn, named for the Minahasa, an umbrella title encompassing the nine Indigenous ethnic groups who live there.

formerly, this little bird was considered a subspecies of a vast species complex, which ranged from southern Asia to the island of New Guinea. the "hooded pitta" has since been split into five species and many more subspecies after genetic analysis proved they weren't nearly as closely related as was once believed. this division happened as recently as around 2019, and debate reaches even later! as such, today's critter had previously garnered very little interest in birders, being only an out-of-the-way subspecies of a very widespread bird. the majority of its eBird photo uploads have happened in the years since it was declared a distinct species; before that happened, it had only one photo from 2006! (it's the one on the bottommost right.) from what we know, it lives in damp lowland forests, and that's about it. maybe it eats bugs. who knows.

18 June 2026