Philippine pitta
Species of bird
Philippine pitta | |
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Illustration by Nicolas Huet | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. erythrogaster |
Binomial name | |
Erythropitta erythrogaster (Temminck, 1823) | |
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The Philippine pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster) or blue-breasted pitta, is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It has a pointed beak and has a red belly with a green blue band above. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It was considered the nominate subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. This species has a wingspan of 20 – 25 cm and is 17.5 – 20 cm tall. In the class Aves it lays eggs and has feathers covering its entire body, it also has wings and can fly. As the illustration on your right shows it has short tail feathers and has a small brown head.
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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Erythropitta erythrogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103656341A93695428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103656341A93695428.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Detailed review on [1] Accessed December 18, 2016.
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