Pittas (Pittidae)

Superb Pitta (Pitta superba) - HBW 8, p. 145

French: Brève superbe German: Schwarzrückenpitta Spanish: Pita Soberbia
Other common names: Black-backed Pitta

Taxonomy: Pitta superba Rothschild and Hartert, 1914, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands.
Relationships uncertain. Has sometimes been considered closest to P. maxima and P. steerii, or to form a superspecies with those and P. sordida, but morphological differences appear to be too great for this treatment to be appropriate; detailed DNA studies required. Monotypic.

Distribution: Manus I, in Admiralty Is.