Philippine Pitta
Erythropitta erythrogaster(Temminck, CJ, 1823)
English (US) Philippine Pitta
The Philippine Pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pittidae (Pittas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Erythropitta erythrogaster
- Family
- Pittidae (Pittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Philippine Pitta
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Erythropitta erythrogaster erythrogaster
- Erythropitta erythrogaster propinqua
- Erythropitta erythrogaster thompsoni
- Erythropitta erythrogaster yairocho
- Erythropitta erythrogaster inspeculata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pitta erythrogaster
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1823)
- Type locality
- Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.36, vol.2 pl.212
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Garnet Pitta
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