Red-bellied pitta has been split into the following species:
Philippine pitta, Erythropitta erythrogaster
Sula pitta, Erythropitta dohertyi
Sulawesi pitta, Erythropitta celebensis
Siao pitta, Erythropitta palliceps
Sangihe pitta, Erythropitta caeruleitorques
South Moluccan pitta, Erythropitta rubrinucha
North Moluccan pitta, Erythropitta rufiventris
Louisiade pitta, Erythropitta meeki
Bismarck pitta, Erythropitta novaehibernicae
Papuan pitta, Erythropitta macklotii
