Bornean banded pitta
The Bornean banded pitta (Hydrornis schwaneri) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found only in Borneo.[2] It was formerly considered conspecific with the Javan and Malayan banded pittas. Together, they were referenced as the banded pitta.
| Bornean banded pitta | |
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| male and female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Hydrornis |
| Species: | H. schwaneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrornis schwaneri (Bonaparte, 1850) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pitta schwaneri | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Hydrornis schwaneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
- Rheindt, F.E., and J.A. Eaton. 2010. Biological species limits in the Banded Pitta Pitta guajana. Forktail number 26: 86–91.
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