Black-crowned Pitta
Erythropitta ussheri(Gould, J, 1877)
English (US) Black-crowned Pitta
The Black-crowned Pitta (Erythropitta ussheri) 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.
Range: lowlands of northern BorneoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Erythropitta ussheri
- Family
- Pittidae (Pittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-crowned Pitta
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1877)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pitta ussheri
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1877)
- Type locality
- Lawas River, North Borneo.
- Original description
- The birds of Asia 5 pt29 pl.75,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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