The banded pittas, ''Hydrornis (guajana)'' spp., are a group of

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s in the family Pittidae that were formerly lumped as a single species, the banded pitta. They are found in forest in the

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and the

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Description

The group includes four birds, which can be divided into three main groups: The

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from

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and Bali has a yellow eyebrow, underparts that are densely barred in yellowish and blackish-blue and a narrow blue band on the upper chest; ''irena'' and ''ripleyi'' from the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra have a more orange eyebrow, a blue belly and a chest that is barred orange and dark bluish (more orange towards the sides, blue towards the center); and ''schwaneri'' from

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has a blue mid-belly and yellow flanks and chest densely barred with blackish. Females of all birds are significantly duller than the males. There are also vocal differences between these, and since 1993 they have been considered by several taxonomists to be better treated as three separate species: * Bornean banded pitta (''Hydrornis schwaneri'') * Javan banded pitta (''Hydrornis guajana'') *

Malayan banded pitta The Malayan banded pitta (''Hydrornis irena'') is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. Other common names include the blue-tailed pitta, the Irene's pitta, the banded pitta and the Van den Bosch's pitta. It is found in Thailand, the Malay P ...

(''Hydrornis irena'')

Gallery

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References

* Hydrornis Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Bird common names {{Pittidae-stub