Hydrornis
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Hydrornis is a genus
of pitta
. The genus contains eleven to thirteen species, found in South-east Asia. The genus was formerly merged with the large genus Pitta, but a 2009 study split the family into three genera.
Genus
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of pitta
Pitta
Pitta may stand for:*Pittas, a family of tropical birds*Pitta bread *Pitta , an island in the Dodecanese archipelago, in the Aegean Sea...
. The genus contains eleven to thirteen species, found in South-east Asia. The genus was formerly merged with the large genus Pitta, but a 2009 study split the family into three genera.
Species
- Genus: Hydrornis
- Eared PittaEared PittaThe Eared Pitta is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
, Hydrornis phayrei - Blue-naped PittaBlue-naped PittaThe Blue-naped Pitta is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife...
, Hydrornis nipalensis - Blue-rumped PittaBlue-rumped PittaThe Blue-rumped Pitta, Pitta soror, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam....
, Hydrornis soror - Rusty-naped PittaRusty-naped PittaThe Rusty-naped Pitta, Pitta oatesi, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
, Hydrornis oatesi - Schneider's PittaSchneider's PittaThe Schneider's Pitta, Pitta schneideri, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Hydrornis schneideri - Giant PittaGiant PittaThe Giant Pitta, Pitta caerulea, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
, Hydrornis caerulea - Blue-headed PittaBlue-headed PittaThe Blue-headed Pitta, Pitta baudii, is a species of bird in the pitta family Pittidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it occurs in Brunei, Kalimantan , Sarawak and Sabah . Its natural habitat is tropical lowland evergreen forests. While it does occur in disturbed of...
, Hydrornis baudii - Blue PittaBlue PittaThe Blue Pitta, Pitta cyanea, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
, Hydrornis cyanea - Bar-bellied PittaBar-bellied PittaThe Bar-bellied Pitta, Pitta elliotii, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Hydrornis elliotii - Banded PittaBanded PittaThe Banded Pitta, Pitta guajana, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in forest in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sundas ....
, Hydrornis guajana- Javan Banded Pitta, Hydrornis guajana
- Malayan Banded Pitta, Hydrornis (guajana) irena
- Bornean Banded Pitta, Hydrornis (guajana) schwaneri
- Gurney's PittaGurney's PittaThe Gurney's Pitta, Pitta gurneyi, is a medium-sized passerine bird. It breeds in the Malay Peninsula, with populations in Thailand and, especially, Burma....
, Hydrornis gurneyi
- Eared Pitta