Ivory-breasted pitta

Ivory-breasted pitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Pitta
Species: P. maxima
Binomial name
Pitta maxima
Müller & Schlegel, 1845

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

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

References


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