Bismarck Pitta
Erythropitta novaehibernicae(Ramsay, EP, 1878)
English (US) Bismarck Pitta
The Bismarck Pitta (Erythropitta novaehibernicae) 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 novaehibernicae
- Family
- Pittidae (Pittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Bismarck Pitta
- Described by
- (Ramsay, EP, 1878)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Erythropitta novaehibernicae novaehibernicae
- Erythropitta novaehibernicae extima
- Erythropitta novaehibernicae splendida
- Erythropitta novaehibernicae gazellae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pitta novae-hibernicae
- Described by
- (Ramsay, EP, 1878)
- Type locality
- New Ireland.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3 p.73
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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