The Sula pitta (Erythropitta dohertyi) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in the Sula and Banggai Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sula pitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. dohertyi
Binomial name
Erythropitta dohertyi
(Rothschild, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Erythropitta erythrogaster dohertyi

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Erythropitta dohertyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22698656A93695647. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22698656A93695647.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.