Garnet Pitta
Erythropitta granatina(Temminck, CJ, 1830)
English (US) Garnet Pitta
The Garnet Pitta (Erythropitta granatina) 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 granatina
- Family
- Pittidae (Pittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Garnet Pitta
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Erythropitta granatina coccinea
- Erythropitta granatina granatina
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pitta granatina
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1830)
- Type locality
- Pontianak, Borneo.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.85, vol.2 pl.506
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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