The South Moluccan pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs on Buru and Seram. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

South Moluccan pitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Erythropitta
Species:
E. rubrinucha
Binomial name
Erythropitta rubrinucha
(Wallace, 1862)
Synonyms

Erythropitta erythrogaster rubrinucha

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Erythropitta rubrinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103656434A112306962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103656434A112306962.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.