Giant Pitta
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| Giant Pitta | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Hydrornis |
| Species: | H. caeruleus |
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| Hydrornis caeruleus (Raffles, 1822) | |
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The Giant Pitta (Hydrornis caeruleus) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Pitta caerulea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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