Erythropitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata] (Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta)

Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta

Erythropitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata] (= Erythropitta erythrogaster) Temminck, 1823

The Philippine pitta or blue-breasted pitta, is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It has a pointed beak and has a red belly with a green blue band above. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It was considered the nominate subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. This species has a wingspan of 20 - 25cm and is 17.5 - 20cm tall. In the class Aves it lays eggs and has feathers covering its entire body, it also has wings and can fly. As the illustration on your right shows it has short tail feathers and has a small brown head. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pittidae
Genus:
   Erythropitta
Scientific:
  Erythropitta erythrogaster

Original description

Citation:
Temminck, 1823

Reference:
Pl.Col. pl.212

Protonym:
Pitta erythrogaster

Link:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
4194FFF564309E7C

Avibase ID:
avibase-4194FFF5

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4194FFF5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562229

Geographic range:

Erythropitta erythrogaster [erythrogaster or thompsoni]: Philippine Islands (except Palawan group)
Erythropitta erythrogaster propinqua: SW Philippines (Palawan and Balabac)
Erythropitta yairocho: Sulu Islands, Philippines
Erythropitta inspeculata: Talaud Islands

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta
French:
Brève à ventre rouge, B. des Sulu ou B. des Talaud

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta ( Erythropitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-bellied or Talaud Pitta ( Pitta [erythrogaster or inspeculata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta ( Pitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta ( Pitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta ( Pitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta ( Pitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta ( Erythropitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata])
Clements, version 2021: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Erythropitta erythrogaster [sensu lato]

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Other synonyms

Catalan: pita de ventre roig
Cebuano: lioko
Czech: pita červenobřichá
Danish: Rødbuget Pitta
German: Blaubrustpitta, Philippinen-Blaubrustpitta
English: Blue-breasted Pitta, Philippine Pitta, Red-bellied or Talaud Pitta, Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta
English, HBW: Philippine/Talaud Pitta
English (IOC): Philippine Pitta
English (Philippines): Red-bellied Pitta
English (United States): Blue-breasted Pitta
Esperanto: Ruĝventra pito
Spanish: Pita Ventrirroja
Spanish (Spain): Pita ventrirroja
Spanish (HBW): Blue-breasted Pitta
Estonian: sinipugu-pita
Finnish: sundanpitta
French: Brève à ventre rouge, Brève à ventre rouge (erythrogaster), Brève à ventre rouge ou B. de Talaud, Brève à ventre rouge, B. des Sulu ou B. de Talaud, Brève à ventre rouge, B. des Sulu ou B. des Talaud
Croatian: filipinska pita
Hungarian: vöröshasú pitta
Indonesian: Paok Mopo
Icelandic: Glóðarpjátra
Italian: Pitta panciarossa
Japanese (romaji): akaharayairochou
Japanese: アカハラヤイロチョウ
Scientific: Erythropitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata], Erythropitta erythrogaster, Pitta [erythrogaster or inspeculata], Pitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata], Pitta erythrogaster, Pitta erythrogaster erythrogaster
Lithuanian: Raudonpilvė pita
Dutch: Erythropitta erythrogaster, Filipijnse Pitta, Roodbuikpitta
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudbukpitta
Norwegian: Rødbukpitta
Polish: kurtaczek czerwonobrzuchy
Portuguese: pita-filipina
Portuguese (Portugal): pita-filipina
Russian: Краснобрюхая питта
Slovak: pita červenobruchá
Serbian: Plavogruda pita
Swedish: filippinjuveltrast, rödbukig juveltrast, rödbukig juveltrast (erythrogaster)
Turkish: Mavi yakalı pitta
Ukrainian: Піта червоночерева
Chinese: 红胸八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 紅腹八色鳥, 紅腹八色鳥〔藍胸八色鳥〕