Whiskered pitta

Whiskered pitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species: E. kochi
Binomial name
Erythropitta kochi
(Brüggemann, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Pitta kochi Brüggemann, 1876

The whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi) is a rare species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is endemic to Luzon in the Philippines.

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]


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