- Rainbow Pitta
Taxobox
name = Rainbow Pitta
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Pittidae
genus = "Pitta"
species = "P. iris"
binomial = "Pitta iris"
binomial_authority = Gould, 1842The Rainbow Pitta, "Pitta iris", is a bird with a velvet black head and underparts, green upperparts, pale blue shoulder and olive green tail. It has a black bill, pink legs, brown eye and reddish brown streak along each side of its crown. Both sexes are similar, with the female being slightly smaller and duller than the male.An
Australia n endemic, the Rainbow Pitta lives in the forests of northern Australia. As with other pittas, it is a secretive and shy bird. The diet consists mainly of insects,arthropods and small animals. The female lays three to four glossy cream eggs with blotches inside its largedome d nest.Locally common throughout its limited range, the Rainbow Pitta is evaluated as Least Concern on the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
External links
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=4022&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=49739 IUCN Red List]
* [http://ausbirds.tripod.com] Many Australian bird pictures and calls
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