Tabar pitta
The Tabar pitta (Erythropitta splendida) is a species of the pitta bird. It was considered a subspecies of the Bismarck pitta, and some taxonomic authorities still consider it so. It is endemic to the Tabar Group in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Tabar pitta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. splendida |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythropitta splendida (Mayr, 1955) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Erythropitta splendida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103656470A104026304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103656470A104026304.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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