Schneider's pitta

Schneider's pitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Hydrornis
Species: H. schneideri
Binomial name
Hydrornis schneideri
Hartert, 1909
Synonyms
  • Pitta schneideri

Schneider's pitta (Pitta schneideri) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was rediscovered in 1988 after last being seen in 1918.

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