Graceful pitta

Graceful pitta
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
Synonyms
  • Pitta venusta

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/30/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.