The Philippine pitta (''Erythropitta erythrogaster'') or blue-breasted pitta, is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It has a pointed beak and has a red belly with a green blue band above. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is

subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Description TSMF is generally found in large, discont ...

. It was considered the nominate subspecies of the

red-bellied pitta Red-bellied pitta has been split into the following species: * Philippine pitta, ''Erythropitta erythrogaster'' * Sula pitta, ''Erythropitta dohertyi'' * Sulawesi pitta, ''Erythropitta celebensis'' * Siau pitta, ''Erythropitta palliceps'' * Sa ...

. This species has a wingspan of 20 - 25cm and is 17.5 - 20cm tall. In the class Aves it lays eggs and has feathers covering its entire body, it also has wings and can fly. As the illustration on your right shows it has short tail feathers and has a small brown head. left, 220px, ''E. erythrogaster'' in Luzon, Philippines

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Philippine pitta The Philippine pitta (''Erythropitta erythrogaster'') or blue-breasted pitta, is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It has a pointed beak and has a red belly with a green blue band above. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Its ...

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