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Philippine Pitta
Sign in to saveAlso known as Erythropitta erythrogaster, Red-bellied Pitta
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Erythropitta
- Image
- Philippine Pitta - Luzon - Philippines H8O8963 (16302644044).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- Erythropitta erythrogaster
- taxon name
- Erythropitta erythrogaster
- taxon common name
- pita-filipina
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- litter size
- 2.8
- endemic to
- Philippines
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Encyclopedic overview
The Philippine pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster) or blue-breasted pitta, is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is a striking and colorful with a red belly, black throat, a brown head, a blue chest, rump and tail. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is part of the Red-bellied pitta species complex.
Description and taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Philippine Pitta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.