Tabar pitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. splendida
Binomial name
Erythropitta splendida
(Mayr, 1955)

The Tabar pitta (Erythropitta splendida) is a species of the pitta bird. It was considered a subspecies of the Bismarck pitta, and some taxonomic authorities still consider it so. It is endemic to the Tabar Group in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Erythropitta splendida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103656470A104026304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103656470A104026304.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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