 Entrances may also be decorated with other objects such as dingo hair or feathers; the function of this is also unknown but may be to communicate with others of the same species.The nests of pittas may be domed to protect them from nest predators, but evidence of this is inconclusive.Nests are preyed upon by rodents and snakes, and nests are raided more often in monsoon forests than in eucalypt forests.