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Sulawesi Pitta (Siau)
Erythropitta celebensis palliceps (Brüggemann, F 1876)
The Siau pitta or Siao pitta is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in Siau and Tagulandang. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Pittidae
Genus:
Erythropitta
Scientific:
Erythropitta celebensis palliceps
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Pittidae
Genus:
Erythropitta
Scientific:
Erythropitta celebensis palliceps
Original description
Citation:
(Brüggemann, F 1876)
Reference:
Abh. Naturwiss. Ver. Bremen
5 p.64 pl.3 fig.7,8,9,10
Protonym:
Pitta palliceps
Type locality:
Siao, Sangir Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104684#page/72/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E16A438FFA751796
Avibase ID:
avibase-E16A438F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E16A438F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 711691
English:
Sulawesi Pitta (palliceps)
Afrikaans:
Sulawesipitta (Siau-)
Bulgarian:
Сулавеска пита (ssp. palliceps)
Catalan:
pita de Sulawesi (palliceps)
Czech:
pita celebeská (ssp. palliceps)
Danish:
Sulawesipitta (Siaupitta)
German:
Sulawesi-Blaubrustpitta (Siau-Blaubrustpitta)
Spanish:
Pita de Célebes (de Siau)
Spanish (Spain):
Pita de Célebes (de Siau)
French:
Brève des Célèbes (palliceps)
Croatian:
sulaveška pita (palliceps)
Indonesian:
Paok sulawesi (Siau)
Japanese:
スラウェシヤイロチョウ（亜種 シアウヤイロチョウ）
Dutch:
Sulawesipitta (Siaupitta)
Norwegian:
sulawesipitta (palliceps)
Polish:
kurtaczek samotny (E.c. palliceps)
Slovak:
pita celebeská (sivohrdlá)
Serbian:
Sulaveška pita sa ostrva Siau
Swedish:
sulawesijuveltrast (palliceps)
Turkish:
Selebes Pittası (palliceps)
Sulawesi Pitta (palliceps)
Afrikaans:
Sulawesipitta (Siau-)
Bulgarian:
Сулавеска пита (ssp. palliceps)
Catalan:
pita de Sulawesi (palliceps)
Czech:
pita celebeská (ssp. palliceps)
Danish:
Sulawesipitta (Siaupitta)
German:
Sulawesi-Blaubrustpitta (Siau-Blaubrustpitta)
Spanish:
Pita de Célebes (de Siau)
Spanish (Spain):
Pita de Célebes (de Siau)
French:
Brève des Célèbes (palliceps)
Croatian:
sulaveška pita (palliceps)
Indonesian:
Paok sulawesi (Siau)
Japanese:
スラウェシヤイロチョウ（亜種 シアウヤイロチョウ）
Dutch:
Sulawesipitta (Siaupitta)
Norwegian:
sulawesipitta (palliceps)
Polish:
kurtaczek samotny (E.c. palliceps)
Slovak:
pita celebeská (sivohrdlá)
Serbian:
Sulaveška pita sa ostrva Siau
Swedish:
sulawesijuveltrast (palliceps)
Turkish:
Selebes Pittası (palliceps)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sulawesi Pitta (palliceps) ( Erythropitta celebensis palliceps) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Sulawesi Pitta (palliceps) ( Erythropitta celebensis palliceps) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-bellied Pitta (palliceps) ( Pitta erythrogaster palliceps) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-bellied Pitta (palliceps) ( Pitta erythrogaster palliceps) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Siao Pitta ( Pitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Siao Pitta ( Pitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Siao Pitta ( Pitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Siao Pitta ( Pitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Siao Pitta ( Pitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Erythropitta celebensis palliceps [version 6] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Erythropitta celebensis palliceps |
| Clements, version 2021: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Erythropitta celebensis palliceps [version 7] |
| Clements, version 2024: Erythropitta celebensis palliceps [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Erythropitta celebensis palliceps [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition: Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Sulawesi Pitta (Siau) ( Erythropitta celebensis palliceps) [version 7] |
| eBird version 2024: Sulawesi Pitta (Siau) ( Erythropitta celebensis palliceps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Sulawesi Pitta (Siau) ( Erythropitta celebensis palliceps) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 6] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 6] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Siao Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Siau Pitta ( Erythropitta palliceps) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Erythropitta celebensis palliceps [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Erythropitta celebensis palliceps [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Erythropitta celebensis palliceps [version 8] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 3] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Erythropitta celebensis
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Sulawesipitta (Siau-)
Bulgarian: Сулавеска пита (ssp. palliceps)
Catalan: pita de Sulawesi (palliceps)
Czech: pita celebeská (ssp. palliceps)
Danish: Siau-pitta, Sulawesipitta (Siaupitta)
German: Siau-Blaubrustpitta, Sulawesi-Blaubrustpitta (Siau-Blaubrustpitta)
English: Red-bellied Pitta (palliceps), Siao Pitta, Siau Pitta, Sulawesi Pitta (palliceps), Sulawesi Pitta (Siau)
[ENAV]: Sulawesi Pitta (Siau)
English, HBW: Siau Pitta, Sulawesi Pitta (Siau)
English (IOC): Siau Pitta, Sulawesi Pitta (Siau)
English (United States): Siao Pitta, Siau Pitta, Sulawesi Pitta (Siau)
Spanish: Pita de Célebes (de Siau), Pita de Siau
Spanish (Spain): Pita de Célebes (de Siau), Pita de Siau
Spanish (HBW): Siao Pitta
French: Brève à ventre rouge (palliceps), Brève de Siao, Brève de Siau, Brève des Célèbes (palliceps)
French (Guyane): Brève de Siau
Croatian: siauska pita, sulaveška pita (palliceps)
Indonesian: Paok siau, Paok sulawesi (Siau)
Japanese (romaji): shiauyairochou
Japanese: シアウヤイロチョウ, スラウェシヤイロチョウ（亜種 シアウヤイロチョウ）
Scientific: Erythropitta celebensis palliceps, Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps, Erythropitta palliceps, Pitta erythrogaster palliceps, Pitta macklotii palliceps, Pitta palliceps
Dutch: Siaupitta, Sulawesipitta (Siaupitta)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Siaupitta
Norwegian: siaupitta, sulawesipitta (palliceps)
Polish: kurtaczek samotny, kurtaczek samotny (E.c. palliceps)
Portuguese: pita-de-siau
Portuguese (Portugal): pita-de-siau
Russian: Сиауайская питта
Slovak: pita celebeská (sivohrdlá), pita sivohrdlá
Serbian: Pita sa ostrva Siau, Sulaveška pita sa ostrva Siau
Swedish: rödbukig juveltrast (palliceps), siaojuveltrast, siaujuveltrast, sulawesijuveltrast (palliceps)
Turkish: Selebes Pittası (palliceps), Siao pittası
Ukrainian: піта сіауська
Chinese: 锡奥八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 西奧八色鳥
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