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Ivory breasted pitta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Pitta

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Pittidae

Scientific name
  
Pitta maxima

Higher classification
  
Pitta

Order
  
Passerine

Ivory-breasted pitta Oriental Bird Club Image Database Ivorybreasted Pitta Pitta maxima

Similar
  
Pitta, Bird, Elegant pitta, Philippine pitta, Javan banded pitta

Ivory breasted pitta halmahera indonesia


The ivory-breasted pitta (Pitta maxima) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is endemic to North Maluku in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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ivory breasted pitta pitta maxima in halmahera


Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

Ivory-breasted pitta Ivorybreasted Pitta Pitta maxima Barraimaging

  • Pitta maxima morotaiensis, found on the island of Morotai
  • Pitta maxima maxima, found on the islands of Halmahera, Bacan, Kasiruta and Obi.

    • Ivory-breasted pitta Ivorybreasted Pitta Pitta maxima Barraimaging

    Ivory-breasted pitta orientalbirdimagesorgimagesdatahalmahera31jpg

    Ivory-breasted pitta Surfbirds Online Photo Gallery Search Results

    Ivory-breasted pitta Oriental Bird Club Image Database Ivorybreasted Pitta Pitta maxima

    Ivory-breasted pitta Ivorybreasted Pitta Foli Halmahera Tremarctos Flickr

    References

    Ivory-breasted pitta Wikipedia
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