Whiskered pitta
Appearance
Whiskered pitta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. kochi
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Binomial name | |
Erythropitta kochi (Brüggemann, 1876)
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The whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi) is a rare species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to Luzon in the Philippines.
This bird is 21 cm long and 116 g in mass. It has a brownish head, blue breast, and red belly. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Erythropitta kochi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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(help) - ^ BirdLife Species Factsheet.