Pitta [sordida, abbotti or forsteni] (Western, Nicobar or Minahasa Hooded Pitta)

Western, Nicobar or Minahasa Hooded Pitta

Pitta [sordida, abbotti or forsteni] (= Pitta sordida) (Müller, PLS 1776)

The hooded pitta is a passerine bird in the family Pittidae. It is common in eastern and southeastern Asia and maritime Southeast Asia, where it lives in several types of forests as well as on plantations and other cultivated areas. It is a green bird with a black head and chestnut crown. It forages on the ground for insects and their larvae, and also eats berries. It breeds between February and August, the pair being strongly territorial and building their nest on the ground. Incubation and care of the fledglings is done by both parents. The bird has a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
(Müller, PLS 1776)

Reference:
Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd.

Protonym:
Turdus sordidus

Type locality:
Philippine Islands

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/218386#page/163/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
A3E3C4084EFF12AD

Avibase ID:
avibase-A3E3C408

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A3E3C408

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562244

Geographic range:

Pitta sordida sordida: Philippines (except Palawan group)
Pitta sordida palawanensis: southwestern Philippines (Palawan, Culion, Balabac, Calauit, and Busuanga)
Pitta sordida cucullata: breeds Himalayan foothills of northern India eastward to southern China (Yunnan), northern Myanmar and Indochina, southward to Bangladesh, Thailand, and northwestern peninsular Malaysia; winters to southern peninsula Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java
Pitta sordida mulleri: Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and western Sulu Islands
Pitta sordida bangkana: Bangka and Belitung islands (east of Sumatra)
Pitta sordida sanghirana: Sangihe Islands (northeast of Sulawesi)
Pitta abbotti: Great and Little Nicobar islands
Pitta forsteni: northern Sulawesi (Minahasa Peninsula)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Western, Nicobar or Minahasa Hooded Pitta
French:
Brève à capuchon [sordida]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western, Nicobar or Minahasa Hooded Pitta ( Pitta [sordida, abbotti or forsteni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Hooded Pitta [sordida] ( Pitta sordida [sordida])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Western, Nicobar or Minahasa Hooded Pitta ( Pitta [sordida, abbotti or forsteni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Hooded Pitta [sordida] ( Pitta sordida [sordida])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Hooded Pitta [sordida] ( Pitta sordida [sordida])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Hooded Pitta [sordida] ( Pitta sordida [sordida])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Hooded Pitta [sordida] ( Pitta sordida [sordida])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Western Hooded Pitta ( Pitta sordida) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Pitta [sordida, novaeguineae, abbotti, forsteni or rosenbergii]

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