North Moluccan pitta
The North Moluccan pitta (Erythropitta rufiventris) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs on the northern Moluccas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| North Moluccan pitta | |
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| Specimen at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. rufiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythropitta rufiventris (Heine, 1860) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Erythropitta erythrogaster rufiventris | |
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Erythropitta rufiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103656402A112305815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103656402A112305815.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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