NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
South Moluccan Pitta
Erythropitta rubrinucha (Wallace, 1862)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
South Moluccan Pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) in Indonesia
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Open encyclopedia reference
The South Moluccan pitta (Erythropitta rubrinucha) is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs on Buru and Seram. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, South Moluccan pitta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:53:17.194114+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Erythropitta rubrinucha (Wallace, 1862)
- Name authority
- (Wallace, 1862)
- Common name
- South Moluccan Pitta
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pittidae
- Genus
- Erythropitta
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPittidae
- genusErythropitta Bonaparte, 1854
- speciesErythropitta rubrinucha (Wallace, 1862)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erythropitta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sulawesi PittaErythropitta celebensis (S. Müller & Schlegel, 1845) | PittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Louisiade PittaErythropitta meeki (Rothschild, 1898) | PittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-crowned PittaErythropitta ussheri (Gould, 1877) | PittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-banded PittaErythropitta arquata (Gould, 1871) | PittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pitta rubrinucha Wallace, 1862 Wallace, 1862 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1260423 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:DD8ZK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.