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Pitta  Vieillot, 1816
Taxonomic Serial No.: 558074

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyPittidae  – pittas  
                               GenusPitta Vieillot, 1816  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Pitta abbotti Richmond, 1902 – Nicobar Hooded Pitta, Brève des Nicobar, pita-de-capuz-das-nicobar 
                                  Species Pitta anerythra Rothschild, 1901 – Black-faced Pitta, Brève masquée, pita-das-salomão, pita-de-faces-pretas, Pita carinegra 
                                  Species Pitta angolensis Vieillot, 1816 – African Pitta, Brève d'Angola, pita-de-angola, pita-angolana, Pita angoleña 
                                  Species Pitta brachyura (Linnaeus, 1766) – Indian Pitta, Brève du Bengale, pita-indiana, Pita india 
                                  Species Pitta concinna Gould, 1857 – Ornate Pitta, Brève de Lombok, pita-da-pequena-sunda, pita-ornada, Pita ventrinegra 
                                  Species Pitta elegans Temminck, 1836 – Elegant Pitta, Brève élégante, pita-elegante, Pita elegante 
                                  Species Pitta forsteni (Bonaparte, 1850) – Minahasa Hooded Pitta, Brève de Minahassa, pita-de-capuz-de-minahassa 
                                  Species Pitta iris Gould, 1842 – Rainbow Pitta, Brève iris, pita-de-peito-negro, pita-arco-íris, Pita arcoiris 
                                  Species Pitta maxima S. Müller & Schlegel, 1845 – Ivory-breasted Pitta, Brève d'Halmahera, pita-de-peito-branco, pita-de-peito-marfim, Pita de Halmahera 
                                  Species Pitta megarhyncha Schlegel, 1863 – Mangrove Pitta, Brève des palétuviers, pita-dos-mangais, Pita de manglar 
                                  Species Pitta moluccensis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Blue-winged Pitta, Brève à ailes bleues, pita-de-asa-azul, pita-d'asa-azul, Pita aliazul 
                                  Species Pitta novaeguineae S. Müller & Schlegel, 1845 – Eastern Hooded Pitta, Brève de Nouvelle-Guinée, pita-de-capuz-oriental, Pita encapuchada oriental 
                                  Species Pitta nympha Temminck & Schlegel, 1847 – Fairy Pitta, Brève migratrice, pita-oriental, pita-fada, Pita ninfa 
                                  Species Pitta reichenowi G. Madarász, 1901 – Green-breasted Pitta, Brève à poitrine verte, pita-de-peito-verde, Pita pechiverde 
                                  Species Pitta rosenbergii Schlegel, 1871 – Biak Hooded Pitta, Brève de Rosenberg, pita-de-capuz-de-biak, Pita encapuchada de Biak 
                                  Species Pitta sordida (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Western Hooded Pitta, Brève à capuchon, pita-de-capuz-ocidental, pita-de-capuz, Pita encapuchada occidental 
                                  Species Pitta steerii (Sharpe, 1876) – Azure-breasted Pitta, Brève de Steere, pita-de-peito-azul, Pita de Mindanao 
                                  Species Pitta superba Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1914 – Superb Pitta, Brève superbe, pita-do-almirantado, pita-soberba, Pita soberbia 
                                  Species Pitta versicolor Swainson, 1825 – Noisy Pitta, Brève versicolore, pita-versicolor, pita-ruidosa, Pita bulliciosa 
                                  Species Pitta vigorsii Gould, 1838 – Banda Sea Pitta, Brève de Vigors, pita-de-banda, pita-do-mar-de-banda, Pita gorjiblanca 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Pitta    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Pitta   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.05.28, website (version 28-May-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
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