Pitta

See also: pitta

Translingual

Pitta sordida

Etymology

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Proper noun

Pitta f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pittidae – many of the pittas.

Usage notes

Following a 2006 study, a number of species previously in Pitta were reclassified into two newly created genera within family Pittidae.

Hyponyms

References

  • Pitta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Pitta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Pitta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
  • Irestedt, M., Ohlson, J. I., Zuccon, D., Källersjö, M. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2006), “Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes)”, in Zoologica Scripta‎, volume 35, DOI:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00249.x, pages 567–580
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