Philippine pitta
Appearance
Philippine pitta | |
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Illustration by Nicolas Huet | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. erythrogaster
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Binomial name | |
Erythropitta erythrogaster (Temminck, 1823)
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The Philippine pitta or blue-breasted pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It was considered the nominate subspecies of the red-bellied pitta.
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References
- BirdLife International 2004. Erythropitta erythrogaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
Detailed review on [1] Accessed December 18, 2016.