Home › Species › Pittas › Elegant Pitta

Elegant Pitta

Pitta elegans
Family
Pittas
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
elepit7, ELPI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPittas (Pittidae)
SpeciesPitta elegans
Codeselepit7, ELPI
Identification

The Elegant Pitta (Pitta elegans) 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 elepit7 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Pittas
Whiskered Pitta
Erythropitta kochi
Philippine Pitta
Erythropitta erythrogaster
Sula Pitta
Erythropitta dohertyi
Sulawesi Pitta
Erythropitta celebensis
North Moluccan Pitta
Erythropitta rufiventris
South Moluccan Pitta
Erythropitta rubrinucha
Elegant Pitta photo
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Spotted this bird?

Log your sighting on eBird to contribute to bird science!

Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pitta elegans

Family: Pittas

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: elepit7