South Moluccan pitta
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The South Moluccan pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs on Buru and Seram. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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South Moluccan pitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pittidae |
Genus: | Erythropitta |
Species: | E. rubrinucha |
Binomial name | |
Erythropitta rubrinucha (Wallace, 1862) | |
Synonyms | |
Erythropitta erythrogaster rubrinucha |
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