South Moluccan pitta
Appearance
South Moluccan pitta | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. rubrinucha
|
Binomial name | |
Erythropitta rubrinucha (Wallace, 1862)
| |
Synonyms | |
Erythropitta erythrogaster rubrinucha |
The South Moluccan pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs on Buru and Seram. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Erythropitta rubrinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103656434A112306962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103656434A112306962.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.