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Pitta superba

Identification

22cm long. Black, turquoise blue wings, scarlet belly and green-tipped secondaries. Sexes are similar. The female is a slightly smaller and duller than the male.

Distribution

Manus Island, Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Forests, bamboo, and scrub.

Behaviour

Terrestrial.

The diet includes snails.

It builds a dome-shaped nest from roots, leaves and twigs. 2 white with purplish gray and purplish brown spots eggs are laid.

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