Welcome Guest

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://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103554


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0905824CC9BFDE0D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0905824C

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


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 711708

Geographic range:

  • Pitta novaeguineae: New Guinea, including Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, and Misool (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea), Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea), Numfor (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea), and Karkar islands, and Crown, Long, and Tokokiwa Islands, off the western tip of New Britain (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Pitta novaeguineae novaeguineae: New Guinea including Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea) and Karkar Island
  • Pitta novaeguineae goodfellowi: Aru Islands (off southern New Guinea)
  • Pitta novaeguineae mefoorana: Numfor (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
English:
Eastern Hooded Pitta
Danish:
Hættepitta
German:
Neuguinea-Kappenpitta
Spanish:
Pita encapuchada oriental
French:
Brève de Nouvelle-Guinée
Croatian:
crnoglava pita
Polish:
kurtaczek papuaski
Slovak:
pita novoguinejská
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. 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])
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]
Clements, version 2023:
Eastern Hooded Pitta ( Pitta novaeguineae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
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]
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]

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

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


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
Polish: kurtaczek papuaski
Slovak: pita novoguinejská
Chinese: 东绿胸八色鸫

Avibase has been visited 412,643,890 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy