Red-bellied pitta

Red-bellied pitta
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species: E. erythrogaster
Binomial name
Erythropitta erythrogaster
Temminck, 1823
Synonyms
  • Pitta erythrogaster

The red-bellied pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Iron Range NP, Australia


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