Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta
Erythropitta [venusta or usheri] (= Erythropitta venusta) (Müller, S 1836)
The graceful pitta, sometimes alternatively known as the black-crowned pitta (although another species is more regularly called black-crowned pitta, is a species of bird in the family Pittidae which occurs in Sumatra, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Pittidae
Genus:
Erythropitta
Scientific:
Erythropitta venusta
Original description
Citation:
(Müller, S 1836)
Reference:
Tijdschr. Natuurl. Geschied. Physiol.
2(1835) p.348 pl.V[=8] fig.4
Imprint year:
1835
Protonym:
Pitta venusta
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D2340BBEADD702EE
Avibase ID:
avibase-D2340BBE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D2340BBE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562248
Geographic range:
- Erythropitta ussheri: Lowlands of n Borneo
- Erythropitta venusta: Highlands of Sumatra
Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta
French:
Brève gracieuse ou B. d'Ussher
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta ( Erythropitta [venusta or usheri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta ( Pitta [venusta or usheri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta ( Pitta [venusta or usheri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta ( Pitta [venusta or usheri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta ( Pitta [venusta or usheri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta ( Pitta [venusta or usheri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta ( Pitta [venusta or usheri]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta ( Erythropitta [venusta or usheri]) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-crowned Garnet Pitta ( Pitta venusta) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-crowned Garnet Pitta ( Pitta venusta) [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pitta venusta [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pitta venusta [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pitta venusta [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Erythropitta [granatina, ussheri or venusta]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Czech: pita horská
Danish: Sumatrapitta
German: Maronenrückenpitta
English: Black-crowned Garnet Pitta, Black-crowned or Black-and-crimson Pitta
Esperanto: Gracia pito
Spanish: Pita Graciosa
Estonian: tõmmupita
Finnish: vuorikorupitta
French: Brève gracieuse, Brève gracieuse or B. noir et rouge, Brève gracieuse ou B. d'Ussher, Brève gracieuse ou B. noir et rouge
Hungarian: vénuszpitta
Indonesian: Paok Topi-hitam
Italian: Pitta capinera
Japanese (romaji): sumatorayairochou
Japanese: スマトラヤイロチョウ
Scientific: Erythropitta [venusta or usheri], Erythropitta venusta, Pitta [venusta or usheri], Pitta venusta
Lithuanian: Dailioji pita
Dutch: Zwartkruinpitta
Norwegian: Venuspitta
Polish: kurtaczek czarnoglowy
Russian: Изящная питта
Slovak: pita červeno-čierna
Swedish: sumatrajuveltrast
Ukrainian: Піта суматранська
Chinese: 黑冠八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 黑冠八色鳥
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