The South Moluccan pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs on Buru and Seram. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| South Moluccan pitta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Erythropitta |
| Species: | E. rubrinucha
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythropitta rubrinucha (Wallace, 1862)
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| Synonyms | |
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Erythropitta erythrogaster rubrinucha | |
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Erythropitta rubrinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103656434A112306962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103656434A112306962.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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