| Malayan banded pitta | |
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| In Si Phang Nga National Park, Thailand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Hydrornis |
| Species: | H. irena
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrornis irena (Temminck, 1836)
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The Malayan banded pitta (Hydrornis irena) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. Other common names include the blue-tailed pitta, the Irene's pitta, the banded pitta and the Van den Bosch's pitta. It is found in Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean and Javan banded pittas, together they were referred to as the banded pitta, but now they are considered to be separate species.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hydrornis irena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22736523A95136749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22736523A95136749.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.