Azure-breasted pitta
Appearance
Azure-breasted pitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Pitta |
Species: | P. steerii
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Binomial name | |
Pitta steerii (Sharpe, 1876)
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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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Pitta steerii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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