Garnet pitta

Garnet pitta
Adult (left) and juvenile (right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. granatina
Binomial name
Erythropitta granatina
(Temminck, 1830)
Synonyms

Pitta granatina

The garnet pitta (Erythropitta granatina) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The form occurring in the Malaysian state of Sabah has been split as the black-crowned pitta (Erythropitta ussheri).

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Erythropitta granatina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22735819A95118964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22735819A95118964.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.