Black-faced pitta
| Black-faced pitta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Pitta |
| Species: | P. anerythra
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| Binomial name | |
| Pitta anerythra Rothschild, 1901
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| The Distribution of the Black-faced Pitta | |
The black-faced pitta (Pitta anerythra) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea (subspecies pallida), and Choiseul Island (subspecies nigrifrons) as well as Santa Isabel Island (nominate form) in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and most certainly by introduced predators and/or competitors.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Pitta anerythra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Pitta (genus)
- Birds of Bougainville Island
- Birds of the Solomon Islands
- Birds described in 1901
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