Blue-banded pitta

Blue-banded pitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species: E. arquata
Binomial name
Erythropitta arquata
Gould, 1871
The Distribution of the blue-banded pitta
Synonyms
  • Pitta arquata

The blue-banded pitta (Erythropitta arquata) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia where it is endemic to the island of Borneo.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. ↑ Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.


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