Erythropitta Splendida Bird
qiazhan 
Erythropitta Splendida Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Pitta erythrogaster splendida Am.Mus.Novit. no.1707 p.5
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Pittidae / Erythropitta
Taxonomy Code: tabpit1
Type Locality: Tabar Island, Tabar group.
Author: Mayr
Publish Year: 1955
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
ERYTHROPITTA
(Pittidae; † Macklot's Pitta E. macklotii) Gr. ερυθρος eruthros red; genus Pitta Vieillot, 1816, pitta; "They are characterized by the unpatterned face and throat; breast band distinct from belly patch; belly all red; and no prominent turquoise shoulder patch" (Beehler & Pratt 2016); "Erythropitta, Bp. — 187. mackloti, Temm. — 188. celebensis, Forst. — 189. erythrogastra, Cuv. — 190. venusta, Mull. — 191. granatina, Temm. (coccinea, Eyt.)" (Bonaparte 1854); "Erythropitta Bonaparte, 1854, Conspectus Volucrum Anisodactylorum, p. 7. Type, by subsequent designation (G. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds Brit. Mus., p. 144 (Appendix)), Pitta macklotii Temminck, 1834." (JAJ 2021).
Synon. Monilipitta, Phoeniocichla, Purpureipitta.
splendida
L. splendidus splendid, brilliant, magnificent < splendere to shine.
● ex “Soui-manga à plumes soyeuses” and “Eclatant” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (unident.).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
