New Ireland Pitta (Erythropitta novaehibernicae)

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and decreasing.

Voice
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Bismarck Pitta (Erythropitta novaehibernicae) [XC417006]
by Joshua Bergmark from Garu WMA, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Bismarck Pitta (Erythropitta) [XC459095]
by Ashley Banwell from New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Red-bellied Pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

novaehibernicae (E.P. Ramsay, 1878) - New Ireland. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Red-bellied Pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster).
extima (Mayr, 1955) - New Hanover, in Bismarck Archipelago. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Red-bellied Pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster).
splendida (Mayr, 1955) - Tabar I (east of New Ireland). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Tabar Pitta (Erythropitta splendida).
gazellae (Neumann, 1908) - Southern Bismarck Archipelago (Umboi, New Britain, Tolokiwa, Lolobau, Watom and Duke of York). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, New Britain Pitta (Erythropitta gazellae).

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