The rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.

The rusty-naped pitta was described by Allan Octavian Hume in 1873 from specimens collected in the eastern Pegu Range, Myanmar.

[4] The specific epithet was chosen to honour the amateur ornithologist Eugene William Oates who had collected the specimens.

[2][5] Four subspecies are recognised:[6] The male has a deep brown head and underparts with dull green wings.

[7] The female is duller than the male, with brownish tingeing on the wings and vague dark scaling on the lower throat.