Pitta megarhyncha (Mangrove Pitta)

Mangrove Pitta

Pitta megarhyncha Schlegel, 1863

The mangrove pitta is a species of passerine bird in the family Pittidae native to the eastern Indian Subcontinent and western Southeast Asia. It is part of a superspecies where it is placed with the Indian pitta, the fairy pitta and the blue-winged pitta but has no recognized subspecies. A colourful bird, it has a black head with brown crown, white throat, greenish upper parts, buff underparts and reddish vent area. Its range extends from India to Malaysia and Indonesia. It is found in mangrove and nipa palm forests where it feeds on crustaceans, mollusks and insects. Its call, sometimes rendered as wieuw-wieuw, is sung from a high perch on a mangrove tree. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Schlegel, 1863

Reference:
Vog.Nederl.Ind. p.11 pl.4 fig.2

Protonym:
Pitta megarhyncha

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14403918

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B882013B94357E16

Avibase ID:
avibase-B882013B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B882013B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562236

NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

Pitta megarhyncha: S Bangladesh to Malay Pen, Sumatra, Bangka I. and Riau Arch.

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Mangrove Pitta
Catalan:
pita dels manglars
Czech:
pita pobřežní
Danish:
Mangrovepitta
German:
Mangrovepitta
Spanish:
Pita de Manglar
Spanish (Spain):
Pita de Manglar
Finnish:
mangrovepitta
French:
Brève des palétuviers
Croatian:
mangrovska pita
Hungarian:
mangrovepitta
Italian:
Pitta delle mangrovie
Japanese (romaji):
manguro-buyairochou
Japanese:
マングローブヤイロチョウ
Lithuanian:
Mangrovinė pita
Dutch:
Mangrovepitta
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mangrovepitta
Norwegian:
Mangrovepitta
Polish:
kurtaczek namorzynowy
Portuguese:
pita-dos-mangais
Russian:
Мангровая питта
Slovak:
pita mangrovová
Serbian:
Mangrovska pita
Swedish:
mangrovejuveltrast
Ukrainian:
Піта мангрова
Chinese:
红树八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
紅樹八色鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 3]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Brève des palétuviers ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Brève des palétuviers ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
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eBird version 2019: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pitta moluccensis megarhyncha [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pitta moluccensis megarhyncha [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pitta moluccensis megarhyncha [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta megarhyncha) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pitta megarhyncha [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pitta megarhyncha [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3

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Other synonyms

Azerbaijani: manqrov pittası
Bengali: প্যারা শুমচা
Catalan: pita dels manglars
Czech: pita pobřežní
Danish: Mangrovepitta
German: Große Blauflügelpitta, Mangrovepitta
English: Large Blue-winged Pitta, Larger Blue-winged Pitta, Malay Pitta, Mangrove Pitta
English, HBW: Mangrove Pitta
English (IOC): Mangrove Pitta
English (United States): Mangrove Pitta
Esperanto: Granda bluflugila pito, Longbeka pito
Spanish: Pita de los Mangles, Pita de Manglar
Spanish (Spain): Pita de Manglar
Spanish (HBW): Mangrove Pitta
Estonian: mangroovipita
Finnish: mangrovepitta
French: Brève des palétuviers
Croatian: mangrovska pita
Hungarian: mangrovepitta
Indonesian: Burung Paok Bakau, Paok, Paok Bakau
Italian: Pitta delle mangrovie
Japanese (romaji): manguroabuyairochou, mangurōbu ya-iro-chō, manguro-buyairochou, minamiyairochou
Japanese: マングロアブヤイロチョウ, マングローブヤイロチョウ, ミナミヤイロチョウ（※）
Japanese (Kanji): マングローブ八色鳥
Kirghiz: мангров питтасы
Scientific: Pitta megarhyncha, Pitta moluccensis megarhyncha
Lithuanian: Mangrovinė pita
Malay: Burung Pacat Bakau
Dutch: Mangrovepitta, Mangrove-pitta
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mangrovepitta
Norwegian: Mangrovepitta
Polish: kurtaczek namorzynowy
Pinyin: hóng-shù bā-sè-dōng, Mǎlái bā-sè-dōng
Portuguese: pita-dos-mangais
Portuguese (Portugal): pita-dos-mangais
Russian: Мангровая питта
Slovak: pita mangrovová
Serbian: Mangrovska pita
Swedish: mangrovejuveltrast, Mangrovepitta
Thai: นกแต้วแร้วธรรมดาป่าชายเลน, นกแต้วแร้วป่าโกงกาง, นกแต้วแร้วป่าชายเลน, นกแต้วแล้วป่าโกงกาง, นกแต้วแล้วป่าชายเลน
Thai (Transliteration): nók tâeew-láeew pàa cʰaay-leen, nók tâeew-láeew pàa kooŋ-kaaŋ, nók tâeew-ráeew pàa cʰaay-leen, nók tâeew-ráeew pàa kooŋ-kaaŋ, nók tâeew-ráeew tʰam-ma-daa pàa cʰaay-leen
Turkish: Mangrov pittası
Ukrainian: Піта мангрова
Chinese: 红树八色鸫, 马来八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 紅樹八色鳥, 紅樹八色鶇, 馬來八色鶇