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Bornean Banded Pitta
Hydrornis schwaneri (Bonaparte, 1850)
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.
Bornean Banded Pitta male, Trusmadi Forest Reserve
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Bornean banded pitta (Hydrornis schwaneri) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is found only in Borneo. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Javan and Malayan banded pittas. Together, they were referenced as the banded pitta.
Wikipedia contributors, Bornean banded pitta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:46:54.799358+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hydrornis schwaneri (Bonaparte, 1850)
- Name authority
- (Bonaparte, 1850)
- Common name
- Bornean Banded 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 schwaneri (Bonaparte, 1850)
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 |
| Blue-rumped PittaHydrornis soror (R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1881) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pitta guajana schwaneri Bonaparte, 1850 Bonaparte, 1850 | synonym |
| Pitta schwaneri Bonaparte, 1850 Bonaparte, 1850 | 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=1260413 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:DD932. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.