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Forms a superspecies with Black-crowned Pitta (Erythropitta venusta) and sometimes considered conspecific, but differs in structural and plumage characters, in altitudinal preference, and in vocalizations. Subspecies ussheri has been treated separately as a subspecies of Black-crowned Pitta (Erythropitta venusta) and more recently, as a distinct species on basis of different vocalizations and appearance and lack of extensive hybridization where its range meets that of present species, but plumage and vocal differences appear too slight to support this treatment and hybrids are considered to be adequately documented.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

• coccinea (Eyton, 1839)   -  Extreme southern Myanmar (Tenasserim), extreme southern peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and eastern Sumatra.
• ussheri Gould, 1877   -  Lowlands of northern Borneo. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Black-and-crimson Pitta (Erythropitta ussheri).
• granatina (Temminck, 1830)   -  Borneo (except north).

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