Pittidae
Pitta
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References
Dickinson, E. C. and R. W. R. J. Dekker. 2000. Systematic notes on the Asian birds 4. A preliminary review of the Pittidae. Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden 331:89–99.
Erritzoe, J. 2003. Family Pittidae (Pittas). Pages 106–160 in Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, and D.A. Christie, eds. BirdLife International and Lynx Editions, Cambridge, UK and Barcelona.
Erritzoe, J. and H. B. Erritzoe. 1998. Pittas of the World. A Monograph on the Pitta Family. Lutterworth Press, Cambridge.
Gill, F. and M. Wright. 2006. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press.
Irestedt, M., J. I. Ohlson, D. Zuccon, M. Källersjö, and P. G. P. Ericson. 2006. Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves, Passeriformes). Zoologica Scripta 35:567–580.
Lambert, F. and M. Woodcock. 1996. Pittas, Broadbills and Asities. Pica Press, Robertsbridge, Sussex.
Moyle, R.G., R.T. Chesser, R.O. Prum, P. Schikler, and J. Cracraft. 2006. Phylogeny and evolutionary history of Old World suboscine birds (Aves: Eurylaimides). American Museum Novitates 3544:1-22.
Raikow, R. J. 1987. Hindlimb myology and evolution of the Old World suboscine passerine birds (Acanthisittidae, Pittidae, Philepittidae, Eurylaimidae). Ornithological Monographs 41:1–81.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Pitta sordida |
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| Location | captive |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2005 coracii |
| Scientific Name | Pitta guajana |
|---|---|
| Location | captive, Juriong Bird Park, Singapore |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Female |
| Source | Pitta guajana (Banded Pitta) - captive female |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2004 Arthur Chapman |
| Scientific Name | Pitta moluccensis |
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| Location | Yilan county, Taiwan |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | 八色站台, Colorful actor |
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| Copyright | © 2007 on traveling |
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