Eastern Hooded Pitta Pitta novaeguineae Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (13)
- Subspecies (3)
Guy M. Kirwan and Johannes Erritzoe
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | pita encaputxada de Nova Guinea |
| Dutch | Nieuw-Guinese Pitta |
| English | Eastern Hooded Pitta |
| English (United States) | Eastern Hooded Pitta |
| French | Brève de Nouvelle-Guinée |
| French (France) | Brève de Nouvelle-Guinée |
| Indonesian | Paok hijau-papua |
| Polish | kurtaczek papuaski |
| Serbian | Istočna kapuljačasta pita |
| Slovak | pita novoguinejská |
| Spanish | Pita Encapuchada Oriental |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pita encapuchada oriental |
| Turkish | Doğulu Karabaşlı Pitta |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Nicholas D. Sly generated the map.
Pitta novaeguineae Müller & Schlegel, 1845
PROTONYM:
Pitta novae-guineae
Müller & Schlegel, 1845. Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Zool. Aves, p.19.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Dorey Harbour, northwestern New Guinea. Preoccupied by Tardus [= Pitta] atricapilla Forster, 1781.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PITTA
- novaeguinae / novaeguineae / novaeguineensis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Eastern Hooded Pitta
