New Britain pitta
The New Britain pitta (Erythropitta gazellae) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the Bismarck pitta, and some taxonomic authorities still consider it so. It is endemic to New Britain in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| New Britain pitta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. gazellae |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythropitta gazellae (Neumann, 1908) | |
References
- BirdLife International 2019. (2019). "Erythropitta gazellae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T103656466A112307607.
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