The Sula pitta (Erythropitta dohertyi) 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 the Sula and Banggai Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sula pitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. dohertyi
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Binomial name | |
Erythropitta dohertyi (Rothschild, 1898)
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Erythropitta dohertyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22698656A93695647. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22698656A93695647.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.