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Eastern Hooded Pitta

Pitta novaeguineae Müller, S; Schlegel, H 1845

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pittidae
Genus:
   Pitta
Scientific:
  Pitta novaeguineae

Original description

Citation:
  Müller, S; Schlegel, H 1845

Reference:
   Verh. Nat. Geschied. Ned. Overz. Bezitt. Zool. Zool. Aves p.19

Protonym:
  Pitta novae-guineae

Type locality:
  Dorey Harbour, northwestern New Guinea. Preoccupied by Tardus [= Pitta] atricapilla Forster, 1781.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/200624#page/329/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0905824CC9BFDE0D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0905824C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0905824C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 711708

English:
Eastern Hooded Pitta
Czech:
pita třpytivá
Danish:
Hættepitta
German:
Neuguinea-Kappenpitta
Spanish:
Pita encapuchada oriental
French:
Brève de Nouvelle-Guinée
Croatian:
crnoglava pita
Dutch:
Nieuw-Guinese Kappitta
Norwegian:
svarthodepitta
Polish:
kurtaczek papuaski
Portuguese:
pita-de-capuz-oriental
Slovak:
pita novoguinejská
Swedish:
nyaguineajuveltrast
Chinese:
东绿胸八色鸫

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Hooded Pitta [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana] ( Pitta sordida [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Hooded Pitta [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana] ( Pitta sordida [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Hooded Pitta [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana] ( Pitta sordida [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Hooded Pitta [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana] ( Pitta sordida [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Hooded Pitta [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana] ( Pitta sordida [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana])
Avilist 2025:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae)
Clements, version 2023:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pitta [sordida, novaeguineae, abbotti, forsteni or rosenbergii] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Czech: pita třpytivá
Danish: Hættepitta
German: Neuguinea-Kappenpitta
English: Eastern Hooded Pitta, Hooded Pitta [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana]
Spanish: Pita encapuchada oriental
French: Brève à capuchon (à tête noire), Brève à capuchon [novaeguineae, goodfellowi ou mefoorana], Brève de Nouvelle-Guinée
Croatian: crnoglava pita
Scientific: Pitta novaeguineae, Pitta sordida [novaeguineae, goodfellowi or mefoorana], Pitta sordida novaeguineae
Dutch: Nieuw-Guinese Kappitta
Norwegian: svarthodepitta
Polish: kurtaczek papuaski
Portuguese: pita-de-capuz-oriental
Slovak: pita novoguinejská
Swedish: nyaguineajuveltrast
Chinese: 东绿胸八色鸫

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