Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha] (Blue-winged or Mangrove Pitta)

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Blue-winged or Mangrove Pitta

Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha] (= Pitta moluccensis) (Müller, PLS 1776)

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
(Müller, PLS 1776)

Reference:
Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd. Suppl. p.144

Protonym:
Turdus Moluccensis

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52710097

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
E15BDA33E60F7C7E

Avibase ID:
avibase-E15BDA33

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E15BDA33

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562237

Geographic range:

Pitta moluccensis: SE Asia to Borneo; winters to Gr. Sundas; vagrant to nw Australia
Pitta megarhyncha: S Bangladesh to Malay Pen, Sumatra, Bangka I. and Riau Arch.

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Blue-winged or Mangrove Pitta
French:
Brève à ailes bleues ou B. des palétuviers

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-winged or Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-winged Pitta ( Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-winged Pitta ( Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-winged Pitta ( Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-winged Pitta ( Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-winged or Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-winged or Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-winged or Mangrove Pitta ( Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha])
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Moluccan Pitta ( Pitta moluccensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Moluccan Pitta ( Pitta moluccensis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-winged Pitta ( Pitta moluccensis) [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pitta moluccensis [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pitta moluccensis [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pitta moluccensis [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Pitta [moluccensis, megarhyncha, elegans or vigorsii]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Czech: pita modrokřídlá
Danish: Blåvinget Pitta
German: Kleine Blauflügelpitta
English: Blue-winged or Mangrove Pitta, Blue-winged Pitta, Moluccan Pitta
Esperanto: Moluka pito
Spanish: Pita Aliazul
Estonian: peegelpita
Finnish: sateenkaaripitta
French: Brève à ailes bleues, Brève à ailes bleues ou B. des palétuviers
Hungarian: kékszárnyú pitta
Indonesian: Paok Hujan
Italian: Pitta aliblu
Japanese (romaji): minamiyairochou
Japanese: ミナミヤイロチョウ
Japanese (Kanji): 南八色鳥
Scientific: Corvus brachyurus madagascariensis, Pitta [moluccensis or megarhyncha], Pitta malaccensis, Pitta moluccensis, Turdus Moluccensis
Lithuanian: Molukinė pita
Malay: Burung Pacat Sayap Biru
Dutch: Blauwvleugelpitta
Norwegian: Blåvingepitta
Polish: kurtaczek modroskrzydly
Pinyin: lán-chì bā-sè-dōng
Russian: Молуккская питта
Slovak: pita modrokrídla
Swedish: blåvingad juveltrast
Thai: นกแต้วแล้วธรรมดา
Thai (Transliteration): nók tâeew-láeew tʰam-ma-daa
Ukrainian: Піта синьокрила
Vietnamese: Chim Đuôi cụt cánh xanh
Chinese: 马来八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 藍翅八色鶇