Blue-banded pitta

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Blue-banded pitta
Erythropitta arquata (Blue-banded Pitta).jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. arquata
Binomial name
Erythropitta arquata
(Gould, 1871)
Blue-banded Pitta Distribution.jpg
Range of the blue-banded pitta
Synonyms
  • Pitta arquata
Illustration by Gould & Richter

The blue-banded pitta (Erythropitta arquata) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is found in all three countries that share the island: Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Erythropitta arquata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.


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