Bornean banded pitta

The Bornean banded pitta (Hydrornis schwaneri) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found only in Borneo.[2] It was formerly considered conspecific with the Javan and Malayan banded pittas. Together, they were referenced as the banded pitta.

Bornean banded pitta
male and female

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Hydrornis
Species:
H. schwaneri
Binomial name
Hydrornis schwaneri
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms

Pitta schwaneri

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Hydrornis schwaneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
  • 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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