Blue-banded pitta
The blue-banded pitta (Erythropitta arquata) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is found in all three countries that share the island: Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. arquata |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythropitta arquata (Gould, 1871) | |
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| Range of the blue-banded pitta | |
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References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Erythropitta arquata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22698659A130190859. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698659A130190859.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
- Alan P. Petersen Birds of the World
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