Louisiade pitta
The Louisiade pitta (Erythropitta meeki) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to the Louisiade Archipelago in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Louisiade pitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. meeki |
Binomial name | |
Erythropitta meeki (Rothschild, 1898) | |
Synonyms | |
Erythropitta erythrogaster meeki |
References
- BirdLife International 2016. Erythropitta meeki. 2016 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2016.
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