Graceful pitta
The graceful pitta (Erythropitta venusta), sometimes alternatively known as the black-crowned pitta (although another species is more regularly called black-crowned pitta (Erythropitta ussheri), is a species of bird in the family Pittidae which occurs in Sumatra, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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| Taken at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. venusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythropitta venusta (Müller S., 1836) | |
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Gallery
Illustration by Nicolas Hüet_(20269391674)_(cropped).jpg)
Adult and immature
gollark: I switched to RFToolsPower powercells of a quarter of the size, because 20 billion RF is enough for anyone.
gollark: This single max-size induction matrix takes up 5ms of tick time!
gollark: (and turned on peaceful mode)
gollark: I just shoved a bunch of floodlights into the top.
gollark: Slight mob problems. I think, though, that the rainbow wood really adds to the seriousness of the building.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Erythropitta venusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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