Black-faced Pitta (Pitta anerythra)

Other Names (World)
Black-faced Pitta, Masked Pitta, Solomons Pitta

Family
Pittidae (Pittas)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Rothschild, 1901

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also subtropical and tropical lowland moist shrubland and rural gardens. From sea-level to 600 m.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B) (NB), Solomon Islands (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010).

Status VU
Destruction of habitat by logging appears to be the main threat. Introduced predators do not appear to have much impact.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A high-pitched, two-syllabic 'kree-kree-o', given mainly in the early morning, late evening and during rainy periods.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Black-faced Pitta (Pitta anerythra) [XC290203]
by Phil Gregory from c2km SW of Tiratonga, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands (song)

Black-faced Pitta (Pitta anerythra) [XC290202]
by Frank Lambert from c2km SW of Tiratonga, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands (song)

Subspecies
Possibly forms a superspecies with Elegant Pitta (Pitta elegans), Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor) and Rainbow Pitta (Pitta iris).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

pallida Rothschild, 1904 - Bougainville (northern Solomons).
nigrifrons Mayr, 1935 - Choiseul (central Solomons).
anerythra Rothschild, 1901 - Santa Isabel (central Solomons).

Similar Species
No other pitta is known for its range but vagrant Western Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) and Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor) are possible.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-faced Pitta (Pitta anerythra) - 10 files

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