Whiskered pitta

Whiskered pitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pittidae
Genus:Erythropitta
Species: E. kochi
Binomial name
Erythropitta kochi
(Brüggemann, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Pitta kochi Brüggemann, 1876

The whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi) is a rare species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is endemic to Luzon in the Philippines.

This bird is 21 cm long and 116 g in mass. It has a brownish head, blue breast, and red belly. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Erythropitta kochi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. BirdLife Species Factsheet.


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