Blue-rumped Pitta
Hydrornis soror
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The blue-rumped pitta 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.
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 island (off southeast China)
H. s. petersi (Delacour, 1934) – central Laos and north central Vietnam
H. s. soror (Wardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1881) – south Laos and central and south Vietnam
H. s. flynnstonei (Frank Rozendaal, 1993) – east Thailand and south Cambodia
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pittidae
- Genus
- Hydrornis
- Conservation status
- Least concern
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6 illustrations of Hydrornis soror (Blue-rumped Pitta) in different styles, true to its real plumage. Shown watermarked; the art pack includes the high-resolution originals, ready to print.
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Illustrations based on the photograph by Elliot, Daniel Giraud (Public domain), from Wikimedia Commons.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Hydrornis soror (Blue-rumped Pitta) endangered?
- The IUCN Red List places Hydrornis soror, commonly known as the Blue-rumped Pitta, in the «Least concern» category. «Least concern» means it is not currently threatened.
- What family does Hydrornis soror (Blue-rumped Pitta) belong to?
- Hydrornis soror (Blue-rumped Pitta) belongs to the family Pittidae, in the order Passeriformes.
- What colour is Hydrornis soror (Blue-rumped Pitta)?
- The plumage of Hydrornis soror (Blue-rumped Pitta) combines these colours: Blue and Brown.
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