Philippine pitta

The Philippine pitta or blue-breasted pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. 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.

E. erythrogaster in Luzon, Philippines

Philippine pitta
Illustration by Nicolas Huet

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. erythrogaster
Binomial name
Erythropitta erythrogaster
(Temminck, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Pitta erythrogaster

References

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