The Bornean banded pitta (Hydrornis schwaneri) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found only in Borneo.[2] It was formerly considered conspecific with the Javan and Malayan banded pittas. Together, they were referenced as the banded pitta.

Bornean banded pitta
male
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Hydrornis
Species:
H. schwaneri
Binomial name
Hydrornis schwaneri
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms

Pitta schwaneri

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hydrornis schwaneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22736530A95137021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22736530A95137021.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
  • Rheindt, F.E., and J.A. Eaton. 2010. Biological species limits in the Banded Pitta Pitta guajana. Forktail number 26: 86–91.