Pittas (Pittidae)
Black-faced Pitta (Pitta anerythra) - HBW 8, p. 159
French: Brève masquée
German: Schwarzgesichtpitta
Spanish: Pita Carinegra
Other common names: Masked/Solomons Pitta
Taxonomy: Pitta anerythra Rothschild, 1901, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands.
Possibly forms a superspecies with P. elegans, P. versicolor and P. iris. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pallida Rothschild, 1904 - Bougainville (N Solomons).
- nigrifrons Mayr, 1935 - Choiseul (C Solomons).
- anerythra Rothschild, 1901 - Santa Isabel (C Solomons).
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A nest with a single egg. Locality Tirotonga, Santa Isabel Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands (ssp anerythra)
Josep del Hoyo 5 October 2010 1 year ago 25 sec 3.2
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A netted bird about to be released
Locality Tirotonga, Santa Isabel Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands (ssp anerythra)
Guy Dutson 1 January 1998 1 year ago 3.6
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A bird giving a three-syllabled song. Locality Tirotonga, Santa Isabel Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands
(ssp anerythra)
Josep del Hoyo 5 October 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird giving a long, single-syllabled song. Locality Tirotonga, Santa Isabel Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands
(ssp anerythra)
Josep del Hoyo 5 October 2010 1 year ago 3
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