Mangrove Pitta
Pitta megarhynchaSchlegel, H, 1863
English (US) Mangrove Pitta
The Mangrove Pitta (Pitta megarhyncha) 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: southern Bangladesh to Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island, and Riau ArchipelagoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pitta megarhyncha
- Family
- Pittidae (Pittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Mangrove Pitta
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1863
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1863
- Type locality
- Bangka.
- Original description
- De vogels van Nederlandsch Indië p.11 pl.4 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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