The whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi) is a rare species of bird in the family Pittidae.

This bird is the largest pitta in the country reaching 23 cm long and 116 grams in mass.

[6] It chiefly inhabits montane forest, tolerating degraded and selectively logged areas.

Records span a wide altitudinal range of 360 to 2,200 m. However, the highest densities found at 900-1,500 m where it typically breeds.

It appears to prefer closed-canopy, primary montane, oak dominated forest, frequently on steep slopes.

Records from south Luzon (which may refer to wintering individuals) suggest that there is some intra-island migration..[7] IUCN has assessed this bird as near threatened with estimates being at 10,000 to 19,999 mature individuals but was assessed as vulnerable prior to its discovery in more sites.