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Azure-breasted pitta

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Azure-breasted pitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Pitta
Species:
P. steerii
Binomial name
Pitta steerii
(Sharpe, 1876)

The azure-breasted pitta (Pitta steerii) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to the islands of Mindanao, Bohol, Leyte and Samar in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Azure-breasted Pitta from Philippines

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Pitta steerii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)