Blue-banded pitta

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Blue-banded pitta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. arquata
Binomial name
Erythropitta arquata
(Gould, 1871)
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Range of the blue-banded pitta
Synonyms
  • Pitta arquata
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Illustration by Gould & Richter

The blue-banded pitta (Erythropitta arquata) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is found in all three countries that share the island: Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. [2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Erythropitta arquata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22698659A130190859. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22698659A130190859.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN   978-1-906780-56-2.