South Moluccan pitta
| South Moluccan pitta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. rubrinucha
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythropitta rubrinucha (Wallace, 1862)
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| Synonyms | |
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Erythropitta erythrogaster rubrinucha | |
The South Moluccan pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs on Buru and Seram. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International 2016. Erythropitta rubrinucha. 2016 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2016.
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