South Moluccan Pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha)

Other Names (World)
South Moluccan Pitta, Buru Pitta (rubrinucha), Seram Pitta (piroensis)

Family
Pittidae (Pittas)

Size
16 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wallace, 1862)

Range (Guide)

Buru, in southern Moluccas. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Red-bellied Pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster).

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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

South Moluccan Pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) [XC69190]
by id from Buru; (near Danau Rana), Indonesia (song)

South Moluccan Pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) [XC301435]
by Ross Gallardy from Wamlana Logging Road, Buru, Indonesia (song)

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

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

rubrinucha (Wallace, 1862) - Buru, in southern Moluccas. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Red-bellied Pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster).
piroensis (Muir & Kershaw, 1910) - Seram. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Red-bellied Pitta (Erythropitta erythrogaster).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for South Moluccan Pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) - 3 files

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