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| − | [[Image:218 rb pitta 2 cr sm.jpg|thumb|550px|right|ssp ''celebensis''<br />Photo by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br/>[[Tangkoko National Park]], [[Sulawesi]] Utara, [[Indonesia]], October, 2009 ]]
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| − | '''Alternative names: Blue-breasted Pitta; Red-breasted Pitta; Macklot's Pitta (''macklotii'')''' | + | '''Red-bellied Pitta''' may refer to one of ten species previously considered conspecific under the name '''Red-bellied Pitta''' (''Erythropitta erythrogaster''): |
| − | ;[[:Category:Erythropitta|Erythropitta]] erythrogaster
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| − | ==Identification==
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| − | 16 - 18cm. Wide geographical variation in plumage.<br />
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| − | Nominate subspecies:
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| − | * Red-brown head with dark brown lores and supercilium and cinnamon cheeks
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| − | * Blue upper mantle
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| − | * Dark green lower mantle and back
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| − | * Blue rump and tail
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| − | * Deep blue upperwing-coverts, black flight-feathers, variable small white spots on primaries
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| − | * Black lower throat and upper breast (sometimes with white throatband)
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| − | * Broad glossy blue band across breast (variably becoming green at sides)
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| − | * Scarlet rest of underparts
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| − | * Black bill
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| − | [[Image:Red-bellied_Pitta.jpg|thumb|300px|right|immature of nominate subspecie<br />Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br/>Laguna Province, [[Philippines]], November 2004]]
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| − | Females are duller and more green and less blue on breast. Juveniles are dull brown above and have a dull blue rump and tail. They are paler below, have a whitish throat and a dark brown breast with white spots.
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| − | ==Distribution==
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| − | Found on the [[Philippines]], [[Sulawesi]], the [[Moluccas]], [[New Guinea]] (including Bismarck Archipelago) and northeast [[Australia]] (Cape York Peninsula).<br />
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| − | Locally common in parts of its range.
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| − | ==Taxonomy==
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| − | A large number of subspecies are recognized which have been split in no less than 16 species by Clements. Other worldlists have not yet followed that split and the Opus awaits further clarification.
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| − | * '''Blue-breasted Pitta''' (''Erythropitta erythrogaster'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. erythrogaster'' on the [[Philippines]] (except Palawan)
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| − | :* ''E. e. propinqua'' on Palawan and Balbac
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| − | ::* Brighter and slighty smaller than nominate
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| − | * '''Sulu Pitta''' (''Erythropitta yairocho'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. yairocho'' on Sulu Island
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| − | * '''Sangihe Pitta''' (''Erythropitta caeruleitorques'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. caeruleitorques'' on Sangihe Island
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| − | ::* With a black band between blue breast and belly, brighter on nape, head more uniformely brown
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| − | * '''Talaud Pitta''' (''Erythropitta inspeculata'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. inspeculata'' on Talaud Islands
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| − | ::* With a dark chestnut-brown head, all blue upperparts and a smaller all blue breastband
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| − | * '''Siao Pitta''' (''Erythropitta palliceps'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. palliceps'' on Siao and Tahulandang, north of [[Sulawesi]]
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| − | ::* Similar to ''celebensis'' but paler, crown with less blue and no or little black on breast
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| − | * '''Sulawesi Pitta''' (''Erythropitta celebensis'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. celebensis'' on [[Sulawesi]] (including Manterawu and Togian Islands)
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| − | ::* With blue stripe from midcrown to nape, more blue on breastband and broad black band below
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| − | * '''Moluccan Pitta''' (''Erythropitta rufiventris'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. rufiventris'' on the northern [[Moluccas]] (Morotai, Halmahera, Moti, Bacan, Mandioli, Damar, Obi and possibly also Kasiruta)
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| − | ::* Reddish nape, dull dark green to dull blue rump, pale throat, no blue on mantle, thin black and greenish band below blue breast
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| − | :* ''E. e. cyanonota'' on Ternate
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| − | ::* Bright rufous nape, dull blue upperpart, entire breast pale blue
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| − | :* ''E. e. bernsteini'' on Gebe Island
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| − | ::* Similar to ''cyanonota'' but slightly bigger, paler above and blue on breast silvery
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| − | * '''Buru Pitta''' (''Erythropitta rubrinucha'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. rubrinucha'' on Buru
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| − | ::* With pale blue on crown and behind eye, small contrasting red patch on nape, no blue on mantle
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| − | * '''Seram Pitta''' (''Erythropitta piroensis'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. piroensis'' on Seram
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| − | ::* Similar to ''rubrinucha'' but red patch larger and darker green above
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| − | * '''Papuan Pitta''' (''Erythropitta macklotii'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. macklotii'' on Aru Islands, Raja Ampat Islands, and western and southern [[New Guinea]]
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| − | ::* Dark forecrown, face and throat, bright orange-rufous nape, tinged blue ear-coverts and stripe over eye, no blue on mantle, dark breastband extremely variable
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| − | :* ''E. e. loriae'' in southeastern [[New Guinea]]
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| − | ::* Darker head and mantle, larger bill, sometimes narrow blue line on upper mantle
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| − | :* ''E. e. digglesi'' breeds northeastern Cape York Peninsula, [[Australia]]; winters in [[New Guinea]]
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| − | * '''Habenicht's Pitta''' (''Erythropitta habenichti'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. habenichti'' in northern [[New Guinea]]
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| − | ::* Similar to ''mackloti'' but brighter red or orange-red nape
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| − | * '''New Ireland Pitta''' (''Erythropitta novaehibernicae'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. extima'' on New Hanover (Bismark Archipelago)
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| − | ::* Larger than ''oblita'', some blue feathers on midcrown, more bluish-green back
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| − | :* ''E. e. novaehibernicae'' on New Ireland
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| − | ::* With walnut-brown crown, contrasting reddish-orange nape, bluish ear-coverts and no black on throat or breast
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| − | * '''Tabar Pitta''' (''Erythropitta splendida'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. splendida'' on Tabar Island
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| − | ::* With scarlet nape, narrow blackish hindcollar, deep blue upperparts, blue breast side
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| − | * '''New Britain Pitta''' (''Erythropitta gazellae'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. gazellae'' in the southern Bismark Archipelago (Umboi, New Britain, Lolobau, Tolokiwa, Watum, Duke of York)
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| − | ::* Stronger blue line on midcrown than ''extima'' and redder crown side
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| − | * '''D'Entrecasteaux Pitta''' (''Erythropitta finschii'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. finschii'' on D'Entrecasteaux Archpelago (Goodenough Island, Fergusson Island)
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| − | ::* Uniform dull dark chestnut crown to nape, deep blue upperparts
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| − | * '''Louisiade Pitta''' (''Erythropitta meeki'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. meeki'' on Louisiade Archipelago
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| − | ::* Duller than other subspecies, more greyish throat, broad black lower breastband finely tipped red
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| − | * '''Sula Pitta''' (''Erythropitta dohertyi'')
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| − | :* ''E. e. dohertyi'' on Banggai Archipelago and Sula Islands, east of [[Sulawesi]]
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| − | ::* Black head, neck and throat with chestnut crown, glossy green upperparts, narrow light blue breastband with broad blackish band below, female with white iris
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| − | Sula Pitta is recognised as a separate species (''P. dohertyi'') by Clements (2010), but is included as a subspecies of Red-bellied Pitta by Dickinson (2003) and Gill and Donsker (2010).<br /> | + | *'''[[Philippine Pitta]]''' - ''Erythropitta erythrogaster'' |
| − | Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Pitta|Pitta]]''.
| + | *'''[[Sula Pitta]]''' - ''Erythropitta dohertyi'' |
| − | | + | *'''[[Sulawesi Pitta]]''' - ''Erythropitta celebensis'' |
| − | ==Habitat==
| + | *'''[[Siao Pitta]]''' - ''Erythropitta palliceps'' |
| − | Found in a variety of habitats: Dense primary rainforest, logged or heavily degraded forest, scrub, plantations, remnant forest patches with cultivation, bamboo groves and thickets near rivers. Usually in lowlands below 1200m but recorded up to 2100m in some places.
| + | *'''[[Sangihe Pitta]]''' - ''Erythropitta caeruleitorques'' |
| − | ==Behaviour==
| + | *'''[[South Moluccan Pitta]]''' - ''Erythropitta rubrinucha'' |
| − | Feeds on insects and their larvae, earthworms and some plant material.<br />
| + | *'''[[North Moluccan Pitta]]''' - ''Erythropitta rufiventris'' |
| − | Forages mainly on the ground.<br />
| + | *'''[[Louisiade Pitta]]''' - ''Erythropitta meeki'' |
| − | Breeding recorded in all monts over wide range. The domed nest is made of twigs and leaves, grass and ferns. It's mostly placed on the ground or low in scrub or a tree. Some nests were placed 10m above the ground. Lays 2 eggs (usually 3 in [[Australia]]).<br />
| + | *'''[[Bismarck Pitta]]''' - ''Erythropitta novaehibernicae'' |
| − | A sedentary species in most of its range.
| + | *'''[[Papuan Pitta]]''' - ''Erythropitta macklotii'' |
| − | ==References==
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| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-HM03Cor8}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#{{Ref-HBWVol8}}
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| − | {{ref}}
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | {{GSearch|Erythropitta+erythrogaster}}
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Erythropitta]] | |
