Erythropitta
| Erythropitta | |
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| E. ussheri in Danum Valley, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta Bonaparte, 1854 |
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Erythropitta is a genus of pitta. The members of the genus are found mostly in South-east Asia, with one species ranging into Australia. The genus was formerly merged with the large genus Pitta, but a 2006 study split the family into three genera.[1]
Species
The genus includes the following species:
- Whiskered pitta, Erythropitta kochi
- Philippine pitta, Erythropitta erythrogaster
- Sula pitta, Erythropitta dohertyi
- Sulawesi pitta, Erythropitta celebensis
- Siau pitta, Erythropitta palliceps
- Sangihe pitta, Erythropitta caeruleitorques
- South Moluccan pitta, Erythropitta rubrinucha
- North Moluccan pitta, Erythropitta rufiventris
- Louisiade pitta, Erythropitta meeki
- Bismarck pitta, Erythropitta novaehibernicae
- Papuan pitta, Erythropitta macklotii
- Blue-banded pitta, Erythropitta arcuata
- Garnet pitta, Erythropitta granatina
- Black-crowned pitta, Erythropitta ussheri
- Graceful pitta, Erythropitta venusta
References
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- ↑ Irestedt, M.; Ohlson, J. I.; Zuccon, D.; Källersjö, M. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2006). "Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes)" (PDF). Zoologica Scripta. 35: 567–580. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00249.x.
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