Biology:Philippine pitta

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Short description: Species of bird

Philippine pitta
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Illustration by Nicolas Huet
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. erythrogaster
Binomial name
Erythropitta erythrogaster
(Temminck, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Pitta erythrogaster

The Philippine pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster) or blue-breasted pitta, is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It has a pointed beak and has a red belly with a green blue band above. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It was considered the nominate subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. This species has a wingspan of 20 – 25 cm and is 17.5 – 20 cm tall. In the class Aves it lays eggs and has feathers covering its entire body, it also has wings and can fly. As the illustration on your right shows it has short tail feathers and has a small brown head. thumb|left|220px|E. erythrogaster in Luzon, Philippines

References

Detailed review on [1] Accessed December 18, 2016.

Wikidata ☰ Q898133 entry