Graceful Pitta
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Pitta venusta Müller, 1835 |
The Graceful Pitta, Pitta venusta, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family which occurs in Malaysia and Indonesia. The Malaysian form is sometimes split as the Black-headed Pitta, Pitta ussheri (Gould 1877), in which case the Graceful Pitta is endemic to Indonesia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Pitta venusta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.