Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii] (Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta)

Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta

Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii] (= Pitta versicolor) Swainson, WJ 1825

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pittidae
Genus:
   Pitta
Scientific:
  Pitta versicolor

Original description

Citation:
Swainson, WJ 1825

Reference:
Zool. J. London 1 p.468

Protonym:
Pitta versicolor

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27571195

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
14531790D4959C05

Avibase ID:
avibase-14531790

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/14531790

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562249

Geographic range:

Pitta moluccensis: SE Asia to Borneo; winters to Gr. Sundas; vagrant to nw Australia
Pitta megarhyncha: S Bangladesh to Malay Pen, Sumatra, Bangka I. and Riau Arch.
Pitta elegans elegans: breeds Timor and associated islands (Semau, Rote); winters in the Sulawesi region and the central Moluccas
Pitta elegans virginalis: Tanahjampea, Kalaotoa and Kalao islands (off Sulawesi)
Pitta elegans maria: Lesser Sundas (Sumba)
Pitta concinna: Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Adonara, Lomblen and Alor islands
Pitta vigorsii: Seram, Watubela, Banda, Tayandu, Kai and Tanimbar islands
Pitta iris iris: N Australia (Arnhem Land, Melville I. and Groote Eylandt)
Pitta iris johnstoneiana: NW Western Australia (nw Kimberley region)
Pitta versicolor versicolor: E Australia (Gladstone, Queensland to Sydney area, NSW)
Pitta versicolor simillima: NE Queensland (e Cape York Pen. and islands in Torres Strait)
Pitta versicolor intermedia: NE Queensland (Cooktown to Cairns and Atherton, Eungella)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta
French:
Brève versicolore, B. iris, B. à ailes bleues, B. des palétuviers, B. élégante ou B. de Vigors

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta ( Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta ( Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta ( Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta ( Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta ( Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta ( Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta ( Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta ( Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Czech: pita hřmotivá
Danish: Larmpitta
German: Lärmpitta
English: Noisy, Rainbow, Blue-winged, Mangrove, Elegant or Two-striped Pitta
Spanish: Pita Arcoiris
Estonian: austraalia pita
Finnish: mustepitta
French: Brève versicolore, Brève versicolore, B. iris, B. à ailes bleues, B. des palétuviers, B. élégante ou B. de Vigors
Hungarian: lármás pitta
Indonesian: Paok Lantang
Italian: Pitta chiassosa
Japanese (romaji): munaguroyairochou
Japanese: ノドグロヤイロチョウ
Scientific: Pitta [versicolor, iris, moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii], Pitta versicolor, Pitta versicolor versicolor
Lithuanian: Triukšmingoji pita
Dutch: Australische Pitta
Norwegian: Palettpitta
Polish: kurtaczek halasliwy
Russian: Крикливая питта
Slovak: pita krikľavá
Swedish: larmjuveltrast
Ukrainian: Піта-крикун
Chinese: 噪八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 噪八色鳥