Biology:Bismarck pitta

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Short description: Species of bird

Bismarck pitta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. novaehibernicae
Binomial name
Erythropitta novaehibernicae
(EP Ramsay, 1878)
Synonyms

Erythropitta erythrogaster novaehibernicae

The Bismarck pitta or New Ireland pitta (Erythropitta novaehibernicae) is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q27075087 entry