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Azure-breasted Pitta Pitta steerii



Family: Pittidae (Pittas)

Authority: (Sharpe, 1876)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c;C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This pitta qualifies as Vulnerable because it has a small, severely fragmented population, which is likely to be rapidly declining owing to the loss of its lowland forest habitat.



Population size: 2500-9999

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 252,000 km2

Country endemic: Yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Pitta steerii. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/azure-breasted-pitta-pitta-steerii on 07/06/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 07/06/2023.