South Moluccan Pitta
Erythropitta rubrinucha(Wallace, AR, 1862)
English (US) South Moluccan Pitta
The South Moluccan Pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) 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 rubrinucha
- Family
- Pittidae (Pittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- South Moluccan Pitta
- Described by
- (Wallace, AR, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Erythropitta rubrinucha rubrinucha
- Erythropitta rubrinucha piroensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pitta rubrinucha
- Described by
- (Wallace, AR, 1862)
- Type locality
- Buru.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862, pt.2 p.187
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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