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Sangihe pitta

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Sangihe pitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. caeruleitorques
Binomial name
Erythropitta caeruleitorques
(Salvadori, 1876)
Synonyms

Erythropitta erythrogaster caeruleitorques

The Sangihe pitta (Erythropitta caeruleitorques) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in the Sangihe Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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