Bismarck pitta
The Bismarck pitta or New Ireland pitta (Erythropitta novaehibernicae) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to the New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bismarck pitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. novaehibernicae |
Binomial name | |
Erythropitta novaehibernicae (EP Ramsay, 1878) | |
Synonyms | |
Erythropitta erythrogaster novaehibernicae |
References
- BirdLife International 2016. Erythropitta novaehibernicae. 2016 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2016.
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