Whiskered Pitta
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Whiskered Pitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. kochi |
Binomial name | |
Erythropitta kochi Brüggemann, 1876 | |
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The Whiskered Pitta (Erythropitta kochi) is a rare species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is endemic to Luzon in the Philippines.[1]
This bird is 21 cm long and 116 g in mass. It has a brownish head, blue breast, and red belly. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International 2008. Pitta kochi. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 September 2011.
- ↑ BirdLife Species Factsheet.
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