Philippine pitta
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 - 25cm and is 17.5 - 20cm 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.
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E. erythrogaster in Luzon, Philippines
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| Illustration by Nicolas Huet | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. erythrogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythropitta erythrogaster (Temminck, 1823) | |
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References
- BirdLife International 2004. Erythropitta erythrogaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
Detailed review on Accessed December 18, 2016.
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