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Eastern Hooded Pitta

Pitta novaeguineae
Family
Pittas
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
eahpit1, EHPI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPittas (Pittidae)
SpeciesPitta novaeguineae
Codeseahpit1, EHPI
Identification

The Eastern Hooded Pitta (Pitta novaeguineae) is a member of the Pittas family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code eahpit1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Eastern Hooded Pitta photo
(c) Mehd Halaouate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mehd Halaouate

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pitta novaeguineae

Family: Pittas

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: eahpit1