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Minahasa Hooded Pitta
Irawan Halir (© Macaulay Library)

Minahasa Hooded Pitta

Pitta forsteni
BirdNET IDBN09898
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations2
Image sourceMacaulay Library ML639782145
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Description wikipedia

The Minahasa hooded pitta (Pitta forsteni) is a species of passerine bird in the pitta family Pittidae that is endemic to the Minahasa Peninsula at the north of the island of Sulawesi. It is a green bird with a black head and chestnut crown. It forages on the ground for insects and their larvae, and also eats berries. It breeds between February and August, the pair being strongly territorial and building their nest on the ground. Incubation and care of the fledglings is done by both parents. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the hooded pitta, now renamed to the western hooded pitta.

Translated Descriptions (2)

nl wikipedia
De minahassakappitta (Pitta forsteni) is een vogelsoort uit de familie van pitta's (Pittidae). Deze vogel is genoemd naar de Nederlandse natuuronderzoeker Eltio Alegondas Forsten.
sv wikipedia
Minahasajuveltrast (Pitta forsteni) är en nyligen urskild fågelart i familjen juveltrastar inom ordningen tättingar.

Common Names (23 locales)

af Minahasapitta
bg Сулавеска черноглава пита
cs pita minahasská
da Minahassa Hættepitta
en Minahasa Hooded Pitta
es Pita de Minahassa
es_EC Pita de Minahassa
es_ES Pita de Minahassa
es_MX Pita de Minahassa
fr Brève de Minahassa
ja ミナハサズグロヤイロチョウ
lt Minahasinė pita
nl Minahassapitta
no minahasapitta
pl kurtaczek zielonosterny
pt minahasa hooded pitta
pt_PT Minahasa hooded pitta
sk pita Forstenova
sr Kapuljačasta pita iz Minahase
sv minahasajuveltrast
tr Minahasa Kara Başlı Pittası
uk Піта мінагаська
zh-CN 米岛绿胸八色鸫

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#1508565
eBirdhoopit8
Macaulay Libraryhoopit8
observation.org#250067