Sula pitta
The Sula pitta (Erythropitta dohertyi) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in the Sula and Banggai Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sula pitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. dohertyi |
Binomial name | |
Erythropitta dohertyi (Rothschild, 1898) | |
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References
- BirdLife International 2004. Erythropitta dohertyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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