| Whiskered pitta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. kochi
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythropitta kochi (Brüggemann, 1876)
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The whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi) is a rare species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to Luzon in the Philippines. Along with the Azure-breasted pitta, it is one of two endemic pittas in the country. This bird is the largest pitta in the country reaching 23 cm long and 116 grams in mass. It has a brownish head, blue breast, and red belly. It has broad ash malar or "whiskers". Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping.[3] It is one of the most sought after birds by birdwatchers in the Philippines.[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Erythropitta kochi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22698648A93695101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22698648A93695101.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- ^ Wild Bird Club of the Philippines. "Whiskered Pitta, the Philippines' rarest endemic pitta, has been recently discovered thriving in Mt. Banahaw!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.