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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.