The North Moluccan pitta (Erythropitta rufiventris) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs on the northern Moluccas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
North Moluccan pitta | |
---|---|
ssp. rufiventris | |
ssp. cyanonota | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. rufiventris
|
Binomial name | |
Erythropitta rufiventris (Heine, 1860)
| |
Synonyms | |
Erythropitta erythrogaster rufiventris |
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Erythropitta rufiventris.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Erythropitta rufiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103656402A112305815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103656402A112305815.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.