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Giant Pitta (caeruleus)
Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus (Raffles, TS 1822)
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Pittidae
Genus:
Hydrornis
Scientific:
Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus
Original description
Citation:
(Raffles, TS 1822)
Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London
(1), 13 p.301
Protonym:
Myiothera caerulea
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755047
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
982390FDEB633206
Avibase ID:
avibase-982390FD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/982390FD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 711663
Geographic range:
- Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus: S Myanmar, s Thailand, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Source: Clements checklist
Giant Pitta (caeruleus)
French:
Brève géante (caeruleus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Giant Pitta (caeruleus) ( Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Giant Pitta (nominate) ( Pitta caerulea caerulea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Giant Pitta (nominate) ( Pitta caerulea caerulea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Giant Pitta (nominate) ( Pitta caerulea caerulea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Giant Pitta (nominate) ( Pitta caerulea caerulea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Giant Pitta (nominate) ( Pitta caerulea caerulea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Giant Pitta (nominate) ( Pitta caerulea caerulea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Giant Pitta (nominate) ( Pitta caerulea caerulea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Giant Pitta (nominate) ( Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pitta caerulea caerulea [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Hydrornis caeruleus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Riesenpitta
English: Giant Pitta, Giant Pitta (caeruleus), Giant Pitta (nominate)
Spanish: Pita Gigante
French: Brève géante, Brève géante (caeruleus), Brève géante (nominal), Brève géante (nominale), Brève géante (race nominale)
Italian: Pitta gigante
Scientific: Brachyurus Davisoni, Hydrornis caeruleus caeruleus, Myiothera caerulea, Pitta caerulea caerulea, Pitta gigas
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