Blue-banded pitta

Blue-banded pitta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pittidae
Genus:	Erythropitta
Species:	E. arquata
Binomial name
Erythropitta arquata (Gould, 1871)
Range of the blue-banded pitta
Synonyms
Pitta arquata

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.

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.

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