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Hydrornis
''Hydrornis'' is a genus of pitta in the family Pittidae. The genus contains thirteen species, found in South-east Asia. The genus was formerly merged with the genus ''Pitta (genus), Pitta'', but a 2006 study split the family into three genera. Taxonomy The pittas were at one time all usually placed in the genus ''Pitta (genus), Pitta'', the only genus in the family Pittidae, but when a 2006 molecular phylogenetic study found that the pittas formed three separate groups, the genus was split and some species were moved into two resurrected genera, ''Erythropitta'' and ''Hydrornis''. The genus ''Hydrornis'' had been introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843 with the blue-naped pitta (''Hydrornis nipalensis'') as the type species. The name ''Hydrornis'' combines the Ancient Greek words "water" and "bird". The pittas in ''Hydrornis'' have sexually dimorphic plumage, a feature that is absent for all other pittas. Also for those species that have been studied, the juve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitta Oatesi Male - Mae Wong
Pittas are a family, Pittidae, of passerine birds found in Asia, Australasia and Africa. There are 44 species of pittas, all similar in general appearance and habits. The pittas are Old World suboscines, and their closest relatives among other birds are in the genera '' Smithornis '' and '' Calyptomena''. Initially placed in a single genus, as of 2009 they have been split into three genera: ''Pitta'', ''Erythropitta'' and ''Hydrornis''. Pittas are medium-sized by passerine standards, at in length, and stocky, with strong, longish legs and long feet. They have very short tails and stout, slightly decurved bills. Many have brightly coloured plumage. Most pitta species are tropical; a few species can be found in temperate climates. They are mostly found in forests, but some live in scrub and mangroves. They are highly terrestrial and mostly solitary, and usually forage on wet forest floors in areas with good ground cover. They eat earthworms, snails, insects and similar inverteb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty-naped Pitta
The rusty-naped pitta (''Hydrornis oatesi'') is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. Taxonomy The rusty-naped pitta was described by Allan Octavian Hume in 1873 from specimens collected in the eastern Pegu Range, Myanmar. Hume coined the current binomial name ''Hydrornis oatesi''. The species was subsequently placed in the genus ''Pitta'' but was then moved back to the resurrected genus ''Hydrornis'' in 2006 based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study. The genus ''Hydrornis'' had been introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the amateur ornithologist Eugene William Oates who had collected the specimens. Four subspecies are recognised: * ''H. o. oatesi'' Hume, 1873 – from east Myanmar to northeast Laos and Thailand * ''H. o. castaneiceps'' ( Delacour & Jabouille, 1930) – southeast China to central Laos and northwest Vietnam * ''H. o. bolovenensis'' (Delacour, 1932) – south Laos and south Vietnam * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurney's Pitta (male) - Pitta Gurneyi (3466943227)
Gurney's pitta (''Hydrornis gurneyi'') () is a medium-sized passerine bird. It breeds in the Malay Peninsula, with populations mainly in Myanmar. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British banker and amateur ornithologist John Henry Gurney (1819-1890). Its diet consists of slugs, insects, and earthworms. Taxonomy Gurney's pitta was described by the amateur ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume in 1875 and given the binomial name ''Pitta gurneyi''. The species was moved to the resurrected genus ''Hydrornis'' based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2006. The genus ''Hydrornis'' had been introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the amateur ornithologist John Henry Gurney (1819-1890). Description The male has a blue crown and black-and-yellow underparts; the rest of the head is black, and it has warm brown upperparts. The female has a brown crown and buffy-whitish underparts. Status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Pitta
The blue pitta (''Hydrornis cyaneus'') is a species of bird in the family Pittidae found in the northeastern Indian subcontinent, southern China, and Indochina. It typically lives in moist forests but can also inhabit dry forest. It is an unobtrusive, solitary bird which feeds by foraging on the ground for insects and other small invertebrates. Description Pittas are medium-sized, stocky passerine birds with long legs and short tails. The blue pitta grows to a length of about . It has a yellow forehead and crown and a bright orange nape. A bold black stripe passes through the eye and there is a less well-defined, short stripe on the chin. The male has a blue back and tail and a pale bluish breast, speckled with black. The female has a grey back and a pale grey breast, speckled with black. The bill is dark grey and the legs are pale pink. The call is a long, drawn-out "pleoow-whit" or "choocoo-whip", ending suddenly. Distribution and habitat There are three subspecies: ''H. c. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue-rumped Pitta
The blue-rumped pitta (''Hydrornis soror'') is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonal forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Taxonomy The blue-rumped pitta was described by the English naturalist Robert George Wardlaw-Ramsay in 1881 from a specimen collected in Saigon, Cochinchina. He introduced the binomial name ''Pitta (Hydrornis) soror'' with ''Hydrornis'' as a subgenus. The specific epithet ''soror'' is Latin for "sister" (that is "closely related"). Five subspecies are recognised: * ''H. s. tonkinensis'' ( Delacour, 1927) – south China and north Vietnam * ''H. s. douglasi'' ( Ogilvie-Grant, 1910) – Hainan Hainan is an island provinces of China, province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bar-bellied Pitta
The bar-bellied pitta (''Hydrornis elliotii'') is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is seasonal tropical forest Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon forest, typically contains a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of their leaves during the dry season. This tropic .... Gallery File: Pitta elliotii.jpg, Bar-bellied pitta File: Hydrornis_elliotii_1.jpg, Bar-bellied pitta File:Đuôi cụt bụng vằn.jpg, Bar-bellied pitta (female) References bar-bellied pitta Birds of Laos Birds of Cambodia Birds of Vietnam bar-bellied pitta Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pittidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydrornis Elliotii
The bar-bellied pitta (''Hydrornis elliotii'') is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is seasonal tropical forest. Gallery File: Pitta elliotii.jpg, Bar-bellied pitta File: Hydrornis_elliotii_1.jpg, Bar-bellied pitta File:Đuôi cụt bụng vằn.jpg, Bar-bellied pitta (female) References bar-bellied pitta Birds of Laos Birds of Cambodia Birds of Vietnam bar-bellied pitta The bar-bellied pitta (''Hydrornis elliotii'') is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is seasonal tropical forest Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist d ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pittidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
