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Philippine Pitta
Erythropitta erythrogaster (Temminck, CJ 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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Passeriformes
Family:
Pittidae
Genus:
Erythropitta
Scientific:
Erythropitta erythrogaster
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Pittidae
Genus:
Erythropitta
Scientific:
Erythropitta erythrogaster
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1823)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.36, vol.2 pl.212
Protonym:
Pitta erythrogaster
Type locality:
Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109469#page/445/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
4194FFF564309E7C
Avibase ID:
avibase-4194FFF5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4194FFF5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562229
English:
Red-bellied Pitta
Afrikaans:
Filippynse Pitta
Bulgarian:
Филипинска пита
Catalan:
pita de ventre roig
Czech:
pita červenobřichá
Danish:
Rødbuget Pitta
German:
Philippinen-Blaubrustpitta
Esperanto:
filipina pito
Spanish:
Pita Ventrirroja
Spanish (Spain):
Pita ventrirroja
Estonian:
sinipugu-pita
Finnish:
sundanpitta
French:
Brève à ventre rouge
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
Lithuanian:
Raudonpilvė pita
Dutch:
Filipijnse Pitta
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
Turkish:
Mavi yakalı pitta
Ukrainian:
Піта червоночерева
Chinese:
红胸八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
紅腹八色鳥〔藍胸八色鳥〕
Red-bellied Pitta
Afrikaans:
Filippynse Pitta
Bulgarian:
Филипинска пита
Catalan:
pita de ventre roig
Czech:
pita červenobřichá
Danish:
Rødbuget Pitta
German:
Philippinen-Blaubrustpitta
Esperanto:
filipina pito
Spanish:
Pita Ventrirroja
Spanish (Spain):
Pita ventrirroja
Estonian:
sinipugu-pita
Finnish:
sundanpitta
French:
Brève à ventre rouge
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
Lithuanian:
Raudonpilvė pita
Dutch:
Filipijnse Pitta
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
Turkish:
Mavi yakalı pitta
Ukrainian:
Піта червоночерева
Chinese:
红胸八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
紅腹八色鳥〔藍胸八色鳥〕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta ( Erythropitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta ( Erythropitta [erythrogaster, yairocho or inspeculata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) |
| 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]) |
| Avilist 2025: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) |
| Clements, version 2021: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 7] |
| Clements, version 2024: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Philippine 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] |
| eBird version 2022: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 7] |
| eBird version 2024: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Philippine 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Philippine Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 8] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Erythropitta erythrogaster [sensu lato]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Filippynse Pitta
Bulgarian: Филипинска пита
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 Pitta, Red-bellied, Sulu or Talaud Pitta
[ENAV]: Philippine Pitta
English, HBW: Philippine/Talaud Pitta
English (IOC): Philippine Pitta
English (Philippines): Red-bellied Pitta
English (United States): Blue-breasted Pitta
Esperanto: filipina pito, 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
French (Guyane): Brève à ventre rouge
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: 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〕
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