Biology:Javan banded pitta

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Short description: Species of bird

Javan banded pitta
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Male in East Java, Indonesia
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Female in Bali, Indonesia
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Hydrornis
Species:
H. guajanus
Binomial name
Hydrornis guajanus
(Statius Müller, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Pitta guajana

The Javan banded pitta (Hydrornis guajanus) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Java and Bali. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean and Malayan banded pittas. Together, they were referenced as the banded pitta.

References

  • Rheindt, F.E., and J.A. Eaton. 2010. Biological species limits in the Banded Pitta Pitta guajana. Forktail number 26: 86–91.

Wikidata ☰ Q333103 entry