Bornean banded pitta

Bornean banded pitta
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pittidae
Genus:	Hydrornis
Species:	H. schwaneri
Binomial name
*Hydrornis schwaneri* (Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
Pitta schwaneri

The Bornean banded pitta (Hydrornis schwaneri) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is found only in Borneo.^[1] It was formerly considered conspecific with the Javan and Malayan banded pittas. Together, they were referenced as the banded pitta.

References

↑ Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.

Rheindt, F.E., and J.A. Eaton. 2010. Biological species limits in the Banded Pitta Pitta guajana. Forktail number 26: 86-91.

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