Sulawesi pitta

The Sulawesi pitta (Erythropitta celebensis) is a species of pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in Sulawesi, Manterawu, and Togian Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Juvenile at Tangkoko, Sulawesi

Sulawesi pitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. celebensis
Binomial name
Erythropitta celebensis
(Müller & Schlegel, 1845)
Synonyms

Erythropitta erythrogaster celebensis

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