Ivory-breasted Pitta
Pitta maximaMüller, S; Schlegel, H, 1845
English (US) Ivory-breasted Pitta
The Ivory-breasted Pitta (Pitta maxima) 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
- Pitta maxima
- Family
- Pittidae (Pittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Ivory-breasted Pitta
- Described by
- Müller, S; Schlegel, H, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pitta maxima maxima
- Pitta maxima morotaiensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Müller, S; Schlegel, H, 1845
- Type locality
- Gilolo [= Halmabera] .
- Original description
- Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Zool. Aves p.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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