Sula pitta
| Sula pitta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. erythrogaster |
| Subspecies: | E. e. dohertyi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Erythropitta erythrogaster dohertyi (Rothschild, 1898) | |
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The Sula pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster dohertyi) is a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is sometimes considered a distinct species. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in the Sula and Banggai Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Pitta dohertyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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