NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Blue-rumped Pitta
Hydrornis soror (R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1881)
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.
Blue-rumped Pitta, Deo Nui San
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Open encyclopedia reference
The blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonal forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue-rumped pitta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:14:01.386209+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hydrornis soror (R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1881)
- Name authority
- (R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1881)
- Common name
- Blue-rumped Pitta
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pittidae
- Genus
- Hydrornis
- 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
- genusHydrornis Blyth, 1843
- speciesHydrornis soror (R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1881)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hydrornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eared PittaHydrornis phayrei (Blyth, 1862) | PittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) | PittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Giant PittaHydrornis caeruleus (Raffles, 1822) | PittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Schneider's PittaHydrornis schneideri (E. J. O. Hartert, 1909) | PittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Javan Banded PittaHydrornis guajanus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PittidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bornean Banded PittaHydrornis schwaneri (Bonaparte, 1850) | 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 soror R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1881 R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1881 | 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=1260410 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:DD92M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.