Graceful pitta
Graceful pitta | |
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Taken at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. venusta |
Binomial name | |
Erythropitta venusta Müller, 1835 | |
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The graceful pitta (Pitta venusta), also known as the black-crowned pitta, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family which occurs in Sumatra, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Pitta venusta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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