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Passeriformes / Pittidae / Pitta

Elegant Pitta

Pitta elegans

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (elepit7) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Pitta

Subspecies (3)

Pitta elegans elegans

breeds Timor and associated islands (Semau, Rote); winters in the Sulawesi region and the central Moluccas
Pitta elegans maria

Lesser Sundas (Sumba)
Pitta elegans virginalis

Tanahjampea, Kalaotoa, and Kalao islands (off Sulawesi)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (elepit7) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.