Order Passeriformes Higher classification Pitta | Phylum Chordata Family Pittidae Scientific name Pitta elegans Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Pitta, Graceful pitta, Ivory‑breasted pitta, Mangrove pitta | ||
Elegant pitta s call
The elegant pitta (Pitta elegans) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia and Timor L'Este. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The subspecies P. e. vigorsii is sometimes considered to be a full species.
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