Sangihe pitta

The Sangihe pitta (Erythropitta caeruleitorques) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in the Sangihe Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sangihe pitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. caeruleitorques
Binomial name
Erythropitta caeruleitorques
(Salvadori, 1876)
Synonyms

Erythropitta erythrogaster caeruleitorques

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