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Papuan pitta

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Papuan pitta
Illustration of the nominate race,
specimen from Lobo, New Guinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. macklotii
Binomial name
Erythropitta macklotii
(Temminck, 1834)
Synonyms

Erythropitta erythrogaster macklotii

The Papuan pitta (Erythropitta macklotii) is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and the northern Cape York Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Video of an individual in Iron Range NP, Australia, moving along as it flicks wings and wags tail
Adult male specimen from northwestern New Guinea, at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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