Ivory-breasted Pitta Pitta maxima Scientific name definitions
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Guy M. Kirwan, Josep del Hoyo, Johannes Erritzoe, and Nigel Collar
Version: 2.0 — Published April 2, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | pita de Halmahera |
| Dutch | Grote Pitta |
| English | Ivory-breasted Pitta |
| English (United States) | Ivory-breasted Pitta |
| French | Brève d'Halmahera |
| French (France) | Brève d'Halmahera |
| German | Weißbrustpitta |
| Indonesian | Paok halmahera |
| Japanese | オオヤイロチョウ |
| Norwegian | hvitbrystpitta |
| Polish | kurtaczek wielki |
| Russian | Белобрюхая питта |
| Serbian | Belogruda pita |
| Slovak | pita molucká |
| Spanish | Pita de Halmahera |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pita de Halmahera |
| Swedish | halmaherajuveltrast |
| Turkish | Halmahera Pittası |
| Ukrainian | Піта-велетень |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Guy M. Kirwan standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy, and reviewed/updated text whenever possible.
Pitta maxima Müller & Schlegel, 1845
PROTONYM:
Pitta maxima
Müller & Schlegel, 1845. Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Zool. Aves, p.14.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Gilolo [= Halmabera] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PITTA
- maxima / maximi
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
