Javan banded pitta
| Javan banded pitta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Hydrornis |
| Species: | H. guajana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrornis guajana (Statius Müller, 1776) | |
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The Javan banded pitta (Hydrornis guajana) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is found in Java and Bali. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean and Malayan banded pittas. Together, they were referenced as the banded pitta.
Female Javan banded pitta
References
- Rheindt, F.E., and J.A. Eaton. 2010. Biological species limits in the Banded Pitta Pitta guajana. Forktail number 26: 86-91.
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