Siau pitta

The Siau pitta or Siao pitta (Erythropitta palliceps) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in Siau and Tagulandang. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Siau pitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. palliceps
Binomial name
Erythropitta palliceps
(Brüggemann, 1876)
Synonyms

Erythropitta erythrogaster palliceps

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