Graceful pitta
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| Taken at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore | |
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| Species: | E. venusta
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| Erythropitta venusta Müller, 1835
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The graceful pitta (Pitta venusta), also known as the black-crowned pitta, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family which occurs in Sumatra, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Pitta venusta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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