Black-faced pitta
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Pitta anerythra

The black-faced pitta (Pitta anerythra ) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea (subspecies pallida ), and Choiseul Island (subspecies nigrifrons ) as well as Santa Isabel Island (nominate form) in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and most certainly by introduced predators and/or competitors.

Distribution

Geography

Biogeographical realms
Black-faced pitta habitat map
Black-faced pitta habitat map
Black-faced pitta
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Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

References

1. Black-faced pitta Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-faced_pitta
2. Black-faced pitta on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22698703/93698774
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/606035

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