Pitta anerythra

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Tyranni
Infraordo: Eurylaimides
Superfamilia: Pittoidea

Familia: Pittidae
Genus: Pitta
Species: Pitta anerythra
Subspecies: P. a. anerythra – P. a. nigrifrons – P. a. pallida
Name

Pitta anerythra Rothschild, 1901
References

Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 12: 22.
IUCN: Pitta anerythra (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names
العربية: بيتا أسود الوجه
Cymraeg: Pita wynebddu
English: Black-faced Pitta
español: Pita carinegra
فارسی: پیتای سیاه‌چهره
suomi: Salomoninpitta
français: Brève masquée
magyar: Feketearcú pitta
italiano: Pitta faccianera
Nederlands: Zwartmaskerpitta
پنجابی: کالے مونہوالا نورنگا
svenska: Svartmaskad juveltrast
Tiếng Việt: Đuôi cụt mặt đen
中文: 黑脸八色鸫

The black-faced pitta (Pitta anerythra) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea (subspecies pallida), and Choiseul Island (subspecies nigrifrons) as well as Santa Isabel Island (nominate form) in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and most certainly by introduced predators and/or competitors.
References

BirdLife International (2016). "Pitta anerythra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22698703A93698774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22698703A93698774.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.