Sulawesi pitta

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Sulawesi pitta
Pitta celebensis - 1848- - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ16400283, witte achtergrond.tif

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. celebensis
Binomial name
Erythropitta celebensis
(Müller & Schlegel, 1845)
Synonyms

Erythropitta erythrogaster celebensis

The Sulawesi pitta (Erythropitta celebensis) is a species of pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in Sulawesi, , and Togian Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Juvenile at Tangkoko, Sulawesi

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