Sula pitta

Sula pitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species: E. erythrogaster
Subspecies: E. e. dohertyi
Trinomial name
Erythropitta erythrogaster dohertyi
(Rothschild, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Erythropitta dohertyi

The Sula pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster dohertyi) is a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is sometimes considered a distinct species. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in the Sula and Banggai Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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