Giant Pitta
Hydrornis caeruleus(Raffles, TS, 1822)
English (US) Giant Pitta
The Giant Pitta (Hydrornis caeruleus) 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
- Hydrornis caeruleus
- Family
- Pittidae (Pittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Giant Pitta
- Described by
- (Raffles, TS, 1822)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus
- Hydrornis caeruleus hosei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Myiothera caerulea
- Described by
- (Raffles, TS, 1822)
- Type locality
- Sumatra.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.2 p.301
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Blue-naped Pitta
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Blue-rumped Pitta
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Schneider's Pitta
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Malayan Banded Pitta
Hydrornis irena
Javan Banded Pitta
Hydrornis guajanus
Bornean Banded Pitta
Hydrornis schwaneri
Blue-headed Pitta
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Blue Pitta
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