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
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1823)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.36 pl.212
Protonym:
Pitta erythrogaster
Avibase ID:
6B81BBC29334C3A7
Avibase ID:
avibase-6B81BBC2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6B81BBC2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562229
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-bellied or Sula Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster [sensu lato]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-bellied or Sula Pitta ( Pitta [erythrogaster or dohertyi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-bellied or Sula Pitta ( Pitta [erythrogaster or dohertyi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-bellied or Sula Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster [sensu lato]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-bellied or Sula Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster [sensu lato]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-bellied or Sula Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster [sensu lato]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-bellied or Sula Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster [sensu lato]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-bellied or Sula Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster [sensu lato]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-bellied or Sula Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster [sensu lato]) |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Brève à ventre rouge ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-breasted Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-breasted Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-bellied Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-bellied Pitta ( Erythropitta erythrogaster) [version 4] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-breasted Pitta ( Pitta erythrogaster) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pitta erythrogaster [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pitta erythrogaster [version 3] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pitta erythrogaster [version 3] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pitta erythrogaster [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Erythropitta erythrogaster [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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