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Pittas (Pittidae)

Garnet Pitta (Pitta granatina) - HBW 8, p. 146

French: Brève grenadine German: Granatpitta Spanish: Pita Granate
Other common names: Red-headed Scarlet Pitta; Black-headed/Black-and-crimson Pitta (ussheri)

Taxonomy: Pitta granatina Temminck, 1830, Pontianak, Borneo.
Forms a superspecies with P. venusta and sometimes considered conspecific, but differs in structural and plumage characters, in altitudinal preference, and in vocalizations. Alternatively, race ussheri has been treated separately as a race of the latter; also, more recently, as a distinct species on basis of different vocalizations and appearance and lack of extensive hybridization where its range meets that of present species, but plumage and vocal differences appear too slight to support this treatment and hybrids are considered to be adequately documented. Three subspecies cu.. View all taxonomy...

Taxonomy: Pitta granatina Temminck, 1830, Pontianak, Borneo.
Forms a superspecies with P. venusta and sometimes considered conspecific, but differs in structural and plumage characters, in altitudinal preference, and in vocalizations. Alternatively, race ussheri has been treated separately as a race of the latter; also, more recently, as a distinct species on basis of different vocalizations and appearance and lack of extensive hybridization where its range meets that of present species, but plumage and vocal differences appear too slight to support this treatment and hybrids are considered to be adequately documented. Three subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • coccinea Eyton, 1839 - extreme S Myanmar (Tenasserim), extreme S peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and E Sumatra.
  • ussheri Gould, 1877 - N Borneo (S to R Lawas and R Merapok in W and to R Sembakung and R Sesayap in E).
  • granatina Temminck, 1830 - Borneo (except N).

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