Whiskered pitta

Whiskered pitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species: E. kochi
Binomial name
Erythropitta kochi
Brüggemann, 1876
Synonyms
  • Pitta kochi

The whiskered pitta (Erythropitta kochi) is a rare species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is endemic to Luzon in the Philippines.[1]

This bird is 21 cm long and 116 g in mass. It has a brownish head, blue breast, and red belly. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International 2008. Pitta kochi. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 September 2011.
  2. BirdLife Species Factsheet.
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