Louisiade pitta
The Louisiade pitta (Erythropitta meeki) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to the Louisiade Archipelago in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Louisiade pitta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. meeki |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythropitta meeki (Rothschild, 1898) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Erythropitta erythrogaster meeki | |
References
- BirdLife International 2016. Erythropitta meeki. 2016 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2016.
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