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Black-faced Pitta

Pitta anerythra Rothschild, LW 1901

The black-faced pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, and Choiseul Island as well as Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and most certainly by introduced predators and/or competitors. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pittidae
Genus:
   Pitta
Scientific:
  Pitta anerythra

Original description

Citation:
  Rothschild, LW 1901

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 12 p.22

Protonym:
  Pitta anerythra

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/278/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FE28BDF41991DB53

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FE28BDF4

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FE28BDF4

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562219

Geographic range:

  • Pitta anerythra anerythra: Santa Isabel (c Solomon Islands)
  • Pitta anerythra nigrifrons: Choiseul (c Solomon Islands)
  • Pitta anerythra pallida: Bougainville (n Solomon Islands)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black-faced Pitta
Catalan:
pita caranegre
Czech:
pita černolící
Danish:
Maskepitta
German:
Maskenpitta
Spanish:
Pita Carinegra
Spanish (Spain):
Pita Carinegra
Finnish:
salomoninpitta
French:
Brève masquée
Croatian:
solomonska pita
Hungarian:
feketearcú pitta
Italian:
Pitta faccianera
Japanese (romaji):
kaoguroyairochou
Japanese:
カオグロヤイロチョウ
Lithuanian:
Juodaveidė pita
Dutch:
Zwartmaskerpitta
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Salomonpitta
Norwegian:
Salomonpitta
Polish:
kurtaczek czarnolicy
Portuguese:
pita-das-salomão
Russian:
Чернолицая питта
Slovak:
pita masková
Serbian:
Crnolika pita
Swedish:
svartmaskad juveltrast
Ukrainian:
Піта чорнощока
Chinese:
黑脸八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
黑臉八色鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Brève masquée ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Brève masquée ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pitta anerythra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pitta anerythra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pitta anerythra [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Black-faced Pitta ( Pitta anerythra) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pitta anerythra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pitta anerythra [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: qarayanaq pitta
Catalan: pita caranegre
Czech: Pita cernolící, pita černolící
Danish: Maskepitta
German: Maskenpitta, Salomonen Pitta, Salomonenpitta, Schwarzgesichtpitta
English: Black faced Pitta, Black-faced Jewelthrush, Black-faced Pitta, Solomon Islands Pitta, Solomon Pitta
English, HBW: Black-faced Pitta
English (IOC): Black-faced Pitta
English (United States): Black-faced Pitta
Esperanto: Neruĝa pito
Spanish: Pita Carinegra, Pita de Cara Negra
Spanish (Spain): Pita Carinegra
Spanish (HBW): Black-faced Pitta
Estonian: saalomonisaarte pita
Finnish: salomoninpitta, Salomonsaartenpit, salomonsaartenpitta
French: Brève masquée
Croatian: solomonska pita
Hungarian: feketearcú pitta
Italian: Pitta faccianera
Japanese (romaji): kaoguroyairochou
Japanese: カオグロヤイロチョウ
Kirghiz: кара бет питта
Scientific: Pitta anerythra, Pitta anerythra anerythra
Lithuanian: Juodaveidė pita
Dutch: Zwartmaskerpitta
Norwegian Nynorsk: Salomonpitta
Norwegian: Salomonpitta
Polish: kurtaczek czarnolicy
Portuguese: pita-das-salomão
Portuguese (Portugal): pita-de-faces-pretas
Russian: Чернолицая питта, Черномасочная питта
Slovak: pita masková
Serbian: Crnolika pita
Swedish: Maskpitta, svartmaskad juveltrast
Turkish: Kara yüzlü pitta
Ukrainian: Піта чорнощока
Chinese: 黑脸八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 黑臉八色鳥

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