Papuan pitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. macklotii
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Binomial name | |
Erythropitta macklotii (Temminck, 1834)
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Synonyms | |
Erythropitta erythrogaster macklotii |
The Papuan pitta (Erythropitta macklotii) is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and the northern Cape York Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.