Blue-naped Pitta
Hydrornis nipalensis(Hodgson, BH, 1837)
English (US) Blue-naped Pitta
The Blue-naped Pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) 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 nipalensis
- Family
- Pittidae (Pittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-naped Pitta
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hydrornis nipalensis nipalensis
- Hydrornis nipalensis hendeei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Paludicola Nipalensis
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1837)
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 6, pt.1, no.62 p.103
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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